A01J 25/12
Forming the cheese
A01J25/12 (Forming the cheese) appears on 159 US grants and 123 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 159
- Published applications
- 123
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 251
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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
- CIP system19 Aug 2025US 12,389,870 B2E-CIP Concept ApS
- Method and device for laminating layers of cheese12 Nov 2024US 12,137,665 B2
- Apparatus for filling moulds with curd or a mixture of curd and milk3 Sep 2024US 12,075,748 B2Sulbana AG
- 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.
- Methods and systems of making cheese forms12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068899 A1Leprino Foods Company
- Cooling mold unit and cooling device1 May 2025US 2025/0134154 A1ALPMA Alpenland Maschinenbau GmbH
- Equipment for the production of stuffed cheese, particularly burrata cheese16 Jan 2025US 2025/0017167 A1
- Nozzle Height Adjustment Apparatus and Method for an Extruder Assembly3 Oct 2024US 2024/0324648 A1Sargento Foods Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for producing thin portions of pasta filata cheese29US 4,626,439 A1986
- Knock-down plastic cheese curing container26US 4,492,153 AKraft, Inc. · 1985
- Manufacture of large cheese blocks23US 4,049,838 AKraft, Inc. · 1977
- Apparatus and method for producing a cheese product23US 4,902,523 AStainless Steel Fabricating, Inc. · 1990
- Apparatus for making large sized blocks of cheese22US 3,969,995 AKraftco Corporation · 1976