Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Cuisinarts, Inc.

34Patents
0Active
34Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 25, 1977 → Aug 14, 1987

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4629131A Magnetic safety interlock for a food processor utilizing vertically oriented, quadrant coded magnets Electricity 245 Expired
US4371118A Magnetic safety interlock method and apparatus for food processor Electricity 85 Expired
US4216917A Safety interlock for the food pusher in a food processor Human Necessities 83 Expired
US4734604A Friction braking system and apparatus for appliance induction motor drive Electricity 59 Expired
US4393737A Julienne cutter for food processors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US4562771A Flip-over drive system for a removable oven rotisserie Human Necessities 48 Expired
US4512522A Single vertical motion feedtube protector and actuator for a food processor Human Necessities 48 Expired
US4367667A French fry cutter for food processors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4688478A Adapter support, pureer/strainer and juicer attachments for use on food processor bowls Human Necessities 42 Expired
US4396159A Protective guide structure for preventing inadvertent actuation of a food processor with a tilted cover Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4817878A Rotatable tool power lock retention apparatus for food processor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4733827A Rotary food processor tool storage container Human Necessities 39 Expired
US4702162A Salad spinner dryer apparatus rotated by speed reducing friction drive for use wih food processors Human Necessities 34 Expired
US4723719A Invertible/reversible tool for use in a rotary food processing appliance Human Necessities 33 Expired
US4634061A Method and apparatus for grinding kernels of grain, coffee beans, and the like in a food processor Human Necessities 20 Expired
US4557389A Storage rack for food processor tool discs Human Necessities 16 Expired
US4213570A Food processor with metering dispenser Human Necessities 16 Expired
US4395670A Hybrid electrical braking method and system for tool equipment having induction motor drives Electricity 16 Expired
US4540128A Lock for food pusher in feed tube protector of a food processor Human Necessities 15 Expired
US4589599A Ice chopper apparatus for producing ice particles of controlled size Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4740020A Multiple-step release lock for a storage container Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4226374A Two level feed tube for food processor Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4448100A Rotary slicing tool for a food processor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4544103A Enlarged food pusher with clean-out windows in a feedtube protector Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4647727A "Switch for automatically interrupting a circuit when its contacts are fused together in the ""ON"" position" Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.