IP Library Granted Patent US 1,097,676
Granted Patent S1
US 1,097,676 · App. 29/937,202 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Rice cooker

Inventors: Zhifeng Liang (Foshan, CN); Chunyu Zhang (Foshan, CN); Jiawei Cao (Foshan, CN); Yufei Peng (Foshan, CN); Yingwen Huang (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 1,097,676
App. No.
29/937,202
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a rice cooker, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: LIANG, ZHIFENG; ZHANG, CHUNYU; CAO, JIAWEI; PENG, YUFEI; HUANG, YINGWEN
To: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.,
Reel/Frame 067092/0508 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202330661153.0 · Oct 12, 2023 · national
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