A21C 11/02
Embossing machines
A21C11/02 (Embossing machines) appears on 165 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21C- Granted patents
- 165
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 345
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-layered food product and method for forming30 Jun 2026US 12,667,109 B2Arlington Valley Farms LLC
- Hard taco shell and method and apparatus for producing the hard taco shell16 Jun 2026US 12,653,197 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces16 Jun 2026US 12,653,198 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Sheeter with removeable cutting roller sleeve16 Dec 2025US 12,495,803 B2J.C. Ford Company
- Food item formation apparatus and methods of use2 Dec 2025US 12,484,589 B2Daisy Makes, LLC
- Spring roll skin formation module and spring roll manufacturing apparatus comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305623 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough Pieces17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271946 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Food Item Formation Apparatus and Methods of Use9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191208 A1Daisy Makes, LLC
- Sheeter with removeable cutting roller sleeve14 May 2026US 2026/0130378 A1J.C. Ford Company
- Food Item Formation Apparatus and Methods of Use19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076376 A1Daisy Makes, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Float-frying and dockering methods for controlling the shape and preventing distortion of single and multi-layer snack products100US 4,650,687 A1987
- Method of making printed baked goods59US 5,534,281 ANabisco, Inc. · 1996
- Rotary cutter for scoring dough sheets54US 4,276,800 ANabisco, Inc. · 1981
- Rotary portapunch assembly53US 4,625,612 ARiccobin & Martin · 1986
- Apparatus and methods for recouping scrap dough material49US 5,529,799 AGeneral Mills, Inc. · 1996