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.
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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
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.
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.
Blenders, mixers, and cooking appliances featuring intelligent controls, load sensing, or specialized agitation mechanisms to optimize food processing, achieve desired consistency, and enhance performance.
Design features and components integrated into containers to improve ease of carrying, handling, or transport, such as specialized handles, wheels, or adjustable elements.
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.
Household articles engineered with mechanisms for folding, retracting, or collapsing to reduce their footprint, facilitate storage, or enable portability.
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.
Equipment designed with interchangeable, attachable, or configurable components, allowing for flexible setup, expansion, or integration of cooking, serving, and storage units.
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