Patent Theme
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.
5,233 US filings from 1,118 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,346 · 2024: 1,636 · 2025: 1,607 · 2026 YTD: 644
Kitchen Equipment
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 419 | 99 | 145 | 122 | 53 | -15.9% |
| 2 | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | 329 | 80 | 81 | 117 | 51 | +44.4% |
| 3 | Whirlpool Corporation | 271 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 40 | -1.3% |
| 4 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 261 | 55 | 86 | 74 | 46 | -14.0% |
| 5 | BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | 185 | 59 | 46 | 58 | 22 | +26.1% |
| 6 | SharkNinja Operating LLC | 122 | 26 | 52 | 32 | 12 | -38.5% |
| 7 | MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD. | 106 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 12 | +5.9% |
| 8 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 81 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 13 | +45.5% |
| 9 | ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG | 72 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 13 | -40.0% |
| 10 | North Atlantic Imports, LLC | 63 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 9 | -9.5% |
| 11 | Breville Pty Limited | 48 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 12 | Miele & Cie. KG | 43 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | -33.3% |
| 13 | SEB S.A. | 42 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 4 | +63.6% |
| 14 | Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH | 39 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | -85.0% |
| 15 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | · | -15.4% |
| 16 | FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 35 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | -7.7% |
| 17 | Weber-Stephen Products LLC | 33 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | +22.2% |
| 18 | GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 31 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | +240.0% |
| 19 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 31 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | -7.1% |
| 20 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | 29 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | +27.3% |
| 21 | NINGBO CARELINE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD. | 29 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | +44.4% |
| 22 | ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. | 29 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | -62.5% |
| 23 | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | 27 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | +100.0% |
| 24 | HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD. | 25 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | +11.1% |
| 25 | BSH Home Appliances Corporation | 24 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | -54.5% |