A01J 25/00
Cheese-making
Official title: Cheese-making (coating the cheese A01J27/02)
A01J25/00 (Cheese-making) appears on 377 US grants and 233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 233
- Assignees
- 183
- Inventors
- 525
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 0 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 15 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 17 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01J 25/12Forming the cheese159
- A01J 25/11Separating whey from curds97
- A01J 25/008Apparatus for making soft uncured italian cheese77
- A01J 25/002Continuously49
- A01J 25/06Devices for dividing curdled milk41
- A01J 25/16Devices for treating cheese during ripening37
- A01J 25/001In basins15
- A01J 25/02Cheese basins15
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Recent patents
- Equipment for the production of stuffed cheese, particularly burrata cheese18 Aug 2026US 12,708,096 B2Marotta Evolution S.r.l.
- Methods and systems of making cheese forms9 Dec 2025US 12,490,752 B2Leprino Foods Company
- Vapor pressure control system for drying and curing products2 Sep 2025US 12,402,640 B2
- CIP system19 Aug 2025US 12,389,870 B2E-CIP Concept ApS
- System for monitoring and displaying status of processing a dairy product29 Jul 2025US 12,369,558 B2TZero Research & Development LLC
- A horizontal cheese vat, a method for processing a curd and whey mixture and a cheese production line8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305565 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Biomanufacturing of Isolated and Sterilized Kefir Whey Bioactive Metabolites1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293925 A1
- Machine for metering dense dairy products3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256106 A1
- Dried Cheese Pet Chew Treat11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157398 A1Marcoot Jersey Creamery LLC
- Food container assembly30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114416 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic electric household appliance for making cheese and by-products thereof45US 4,802,407 APhilips Corporation · 1989
- Food processing vat37US 4,989,504 ASherping Systems, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus for producing thin portions of pasta filata cheese34US 4,665,811 A1987
- Method of and apparatus for preserving perishable goods32US 4,845,958 ADML Company Limited · 1989
- Method for producing thin portions of pasta filata cheese29US 4,626,439 A1986