A21C 5/00
Dough-dividing machines
A21C5/00 (Dough-dividing machines) appears on 271 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21C- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 432
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
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| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A21C 5/02Dough-dividing machines: with division boxes and ejection plungers71
- A21C 5/006Dough-dividing machines: for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid dough31
- A21C 5/003Dough-dividing machines: with revolving bodies30
- A21C 5/08Dough-dividing machines: with radial, i.e. star-like, cutter-blades slidable in the slots of26
Recent patents
- Sheeter with pivotable feed system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,120 B2J.C. Ford Company
- Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces16 Jun 2026US 12,653,198 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Dough dividing systems30 Sep 2025US 12,426,602 B2InSitu Foods, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces9 Sep 2025US 12,408,675 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Method for severing dough portions from a dough mass8 Jul 2025US 12,349,683 B2Fritsch Bakery Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough Pieces17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271946 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Dough transfer device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090549 A1KöNig Maschinen Gesellschaft M.B.H.
- System and method for weighing dough portions before proofing29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026511 A1Bakery Systems, Inc.
- Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough Pieces4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366482 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Systems and methods for portioning doughs and similar viscous mixtures23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324984 A1WhitStar Innovations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for producing shaped products61US 4,957,425 A1990
- Manifold and valving arrangement for dough divider48US 5,350,290 AAMF Machinery Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for severing a coextrusion for making an enrobed food piece46US 4,882,185 ANabisco Brands, Inc. · 1989
- Food molding and portioning apparatus45US 4,975,039 A1990
- Method for processing bread dough39US 4,276,317 A1981