Company patents

INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. shows a surprising patent strategy, with a significant 160.0% year-over-year growth in Kitchen Equipment patents in 2024, representing 25.7% of its portfolio, only to see a complete cessation of new filings in this category in 2025 with a -100.0% decline, mirroring similar sharp drops across other categories like Containers & Packaging (-66.7% YoY in 2025) and Household Articles (-100.0% YoY in 2025), indicating a dramatic shift away from new patenting activity across its core consumer product lines.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

70 US filings (since 2023) · 4 categories · 8 themes

Specialized Cooking & Heating

Appliances and containers designed for specific cooking methods (e.g., air frying, sous vide), automated food preparation, or temperature-controlled storage and transport to maintain food quality.

Kitchen Equipment
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13since 2023
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Integrated Dispensing Mechanisms

Containers or packaging components featuring active mechanisms for controlled release, preparation, or delivery of their contents, such as liquids, bulk materials, volatile compounds, or single-serve portions.

Containers & Packaging
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7since 2023
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Smart Blending & Agitation

Blenders, mixers, and cooking appliances featuring intelligent controls, load sensing, or specialized agitation mechanisms to optimize food processing, achieve desired consistency, and enhance performance.

Kitchen Equipment
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6since 2023
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Ergonomic Container Portability

Design features and components integrated into containers to improve ease of carrying, handling, or transport, such as specialized handles, wheels, or adjustable elements.

Containers & Packaging
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4since 2023
0.0%YoY
Automated Beverage Preparation

Systems and devices designed for automated or semi-automated brewing, grinding, and dispensing of beverages, often utilizing capsules, specialized filters, or integrated components for efficiency and user convenience.

Kitchen Equipment
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3since 2023
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Collapsible & Space-Saving Designs

Household articles engineered with mechanisms for folding, retracting, or collapsing to reduce their footprint, facilitate storage, or enable portability.

Containers & Packaging
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2since 2023
new
Food Preparation Tools & Hygiene

Accessories and devices focused on improving the convenience, safety, or cleanliness of food preparation tasks, including specialized cleaning tools, food shaping apparatus, and produce sanitization systems.

Kitchen Equipment
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2since 2023
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Modular Kitchen & Grill Systems

Equipment designed with interchangeable, attachable, or configurable components, allowing for flexible setup, expansion, or integration of cooking, serving, and storage units.

Kitchen Equipment
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2since 2023
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