A01J 25/11
Separating whey from curds
Official title: Separating whey from curds; Washing the curds
A01J25/11 (Separating whey from curds) appears on 97 US grants and 38 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 38
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 145
- Latest grant
- 25 Jun 2024
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Support structure for whey draining belt25 Jun 2024US 12,016,345 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Apparatus and method for fusing curd30 Apr 2024US 11,968,953 B2
- Method for adjusting the dry matter content of concentrates in curd production and device for carrying out the method12 Mar 2024US 11,925,187 B2GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH
- Cigarette filter inspection method, cigarette filter inspection apparatus, and cigarette filter inspection program29 Nov 2022US 11,514,566 B2Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Countertop cooking appliance6 Sep 2022US 11,432,524 B2
- 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
- Food container assembly30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114416 A1
- System and method for producing cheese16 Apr 2026US 2026/0101862 A1MALT Cheese LLC
- Method for producing cheese curds15 Aug 2024US 2024/0268329 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for making cheese23US 6,079,323 A2000
- Method and apparatus for separating liquids from soft particulate food solids20US 4,156,384 AStoelting, Inc. · 1979
- Cheese making method and apparatus18US 4,309,941 AAlfa-Laval AB · 1982
- Cheese block former18US 4,539,902 AAlfa-Laval Cheese Systems Limited · 1985
- Procedure for treating curd particles and cheese mould for applying the procedure17US 4,509,413 AMKT-tehtaat Oy · 1985