Juicer Patent Evolution

Pass the orange juice, please! Taking a fresh orange and squeezing the juice from it provided a sip or two with your morning meal. But getting enough juice for a glass or a pitcher was time-consuming. Enter the Fruit Juicer. In 1949, H.C. Johnson patented a machine that would manually juice a whole piece of fruit (US Pat. No. 2,705,452) making the process quicker. Come 1955, Walter R. J. Woock patented an electric motor driven appliance that masticated the fruit (and vegetables) and effected the maximum extraction of the juice. Join Behmke Innovation Group as we raise a glass to these innovators and many more who have been inspired to bring fresh juices to the masses during Better Breakfast Month.

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