A21C 9/00
Machines or equipment for making or processing doughs: other apparatus for handling
Official title: Other apparatus for handling dough or dough pieces
A21C9/00 (Machines or equipment for making or processing doughs: other apparatus for handling) appears on 919 US grants and 666 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21C- Granted patents
- 919
- Published applications
- 666
- Assignees
- 405
- Inventors
- 1,484
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 24 | 26 |
| 2004 | 14 | 28 |
| 2005 | 13 | 22 |
| 2006 | 11 | 21 |
| 2007 | 9 | 24 |
| 2008 | 8 | 22 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 12 | 27 |
| 2011 | 7 | 25 |
| 2012 | 15 | 26 |
| 2013 | 23 | 11 |
| 2014 | 15 | 22 |
| 2015 | 15 | 35 |
| 2016 | 23 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 28 |
| 2018 | 19 | 30 |
| 2019 | 27 | 33 |
| 2020 | 22 | 38 |
| 2021 | 20 | 31 |
| 2022 | 21 | 33 |
| 2023 | 25 | 39 |
| 2024 | 27 | 36 |
| 2025 | 24 | 28 |
| 2026 | 11 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A21C 9/08Depositing, arranging and conveying apparatus for handling pieces381
- A21C 9/04Apparatus for spreading granular material on, or sweeping or coating the surfaces308
- A21C 9/06Apparatus for filling pieces of dough such as doughnuts264
- A21C 9/02Apparatus for hanging or distributing strings of dough, such as noodles, spaghetti11
Recent patents
- Lower folding device for forming dumplings1 Sep 2026US 12,721,351 B2Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Device and method for filling and/or portioning food mass on a carrier1 Sep 2026US 12,721,352 B2VEMAG Maschinenbau GmbH
- Device and process for forming stuffed pasta products starting from a sheet of dough14 Jul 2026US 12,677,837 B2Pavan S.P.A.
- Wrap off-cuts cutting and returning apparatus in gyoza forming machine7 Jul 2026US 12,672,664 B2Tosei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Food forming method and forming mechanism5 May 2026US 12,616,210 B2
- Spring roll skin formation module and spring roll manufacturing apparatus comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305623 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Noodle skin piece producing apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293914 A1Yutaka Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Sandwich crimper1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294175 A1Crimpit Group Ltd
- Feeding system for supplying dough portions, in particular dough for bakery food products17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271944 A1Sancassiano S.p.A.
- System for forming layered flat baked goods with viscous edible material10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262659 A1Royal Houdijk B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tortilla counter-stacker125US 6,053,695 AITE, Inc. · 2000
- Pizza making and baking machine88US 5,121,677 AEdible Technology, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for producing shaped and sized food articles76US 4,212,609 A1980
- Method for decorating baked goods and the like67US 4,285,978 A1981
- Sandwich preparation apparatus67US 5,540,943 AKabushiki Kaisha Kyowa Kogyosho · 1996