A21C 3/00
Machines or apparatus for shaping batches of dough before subdivision
A21C3/00 (Machines or apparatus for shaping batches of dough before subdivision) appears on 609 US grants and 346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21C- Granted patents
- 609
- Published applications
- 346
- Assignees
- 248
- Inventors
- 868
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 14 | 22 |
| 2020 | 9 | 26 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 24 |
| 2023 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Industrial process for continuous production of inversed laminated dough29 Sep 2026US 12,745,779 B2Vamix NV
- Device for rolling dough on a surface15 Sep 2026US 12,733,648 B2Radie B.V.
- Sheeter with pivotable feed system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,120 B2J.C. Ford Company
- Rolling pin16 Jun 2026US 12,653,196 B2Tony Gemignani, LLC
- Hard taco shell and method and apparatus for producing the hard taco shell16 Jun 2026US 12,653,197 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Feeding system for supplying dough portions, in particular dough for bakery food products17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271944 A1Sancassiano S.p.A.
- Method and Device for Rolling Up Dough Pieces27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248143 A1Radie B.V.
- Traveling wire bracket for hard taco shell sheeting machine20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240174 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Dough sheeting machine with integrated retaining band assembly and method of use13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231956 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Continuous soft pretzel apparatus and method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157379 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device and method for preparing extrudable food products826US 10,264,797 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V. · 2019
- Process for forming extruded ice confections and products formed thereby77US 4,504,511 AThomas J. Lipton, Inc. · 1985
- Process for preparing a cooked extruded flour-based product62US 4,568,550 AGeneral Foods Corporation · 1986
- Extrusion apparatus61US 4,913,645 ANestec S. A. · 1990
- Method for extrusion of baked goods57US 4,888,192 ANabisco Brands, Inc. · 1989