A21D
Treatment of flour or dough for baking
Official title: TREATMENT OF FLOUR OR DOUGH FOR BAKING, e.g. BY ADDITION OF MATERIALS; BAKING; BAKERY PRODUCTS (preservation of flour or dough before baking A23B40/00; preservation of bakery products A23B45/00)
A21D (Treatment of flour or dough for baking) appears on 4,260 US grants and 5,439 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21D- Granted patents
- 4,260
- Published applications
- 5,439
- Assignees
- 2,068
- Inventors
- 11,631
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 39 | 0 |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | 0 |
| 1980 | 50 | 0 |
| 1981 | 65 | 0 |
| 1982 | 44 | 0 |
| 1983 | 54 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | 56 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 69 | 0 |
| 1989 | 77 | 0 |
| 1990 | 83 | 0 |
| 1991 | 74 | 0 |
| 1992 | 69 | 0 |
| 1993 | 91 | 0 |
| 1994 | 88 | 0 |
| 1995 | 95 | 0 |
| 1996 | 109 | 0 |
| 1997 | 76 | 0 |
| 1998 | 101 | 0 |
| 1999 | 128 | 0 |
| 2000 | 145 | 0 |
| 2001 | 155 | 52 |
| 2002 | 117 | 176 |
| 2003 | 121 | 218 |
| 2004 | 86 | 282 |
| 2005 | 83 | 247 |
| 2006 | 66 | 251 |
| 2007 | 63 | 257 |
| 2008 | 48 | 212 |
| 2009 | 53 | 203 |
| 2010 | 88 | 269 |
| 2011 | 100 | 218 |
| 2012 | 106 | 194 |
| 2013 | 120 | 189 |
| 2014 | 85 | 205 |
| 2015 | 95 | 235 |
| 2016 | 95 | 205 |
| 2017 | 93 | 209 |
| 2018 | 86 | 202 |
| 2019 | 121 | 244 |
| 2020 | 104 | 218 |
| 2021 | 108 | 228 |
| 2022 | 94 | 238 |
| 2023 | 116 | 197 |
| 2024 | 123 | 217 |
| 2025 | 100 | 146 |
| 2026 | 83 | 127 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A21D 2/00Treatment of flour or dough by adding materials thereto before or during2,019
- A21D 13/00Finished or partly finished bakery products1,955
- A21D 8/00Methods for preparing or baking dough1,212
- A21D 10/00Batters, dough or mixtures before baking458
- A21D 6/00Treatment of flour or dough for baking: other treatment of flour or359
- A21D 15/00Improving finished , partly finished or par-baked bakery products168
- A21D 17/00Refreshing bakery products or recycling bakery products35
Recent patents
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- Method and apparatus for delivering an API-containing liquid to an edible substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,915 B2Transport Authority, Inc.
- Industrial process for continuous production of inversed laminated dough29 Sep 2026US 12,745,779 B2Vamix NV
- Circular use of food residues by microbial fermentation29 Sep 2026US 12,745,781 B2Technische Universität München
- Reheatable food product29 Sep 2026US 12,745,792 B2Lily's Toaster Grills, LLC
- Spring roll skin formation module and spring roll manufacturing apparatus comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305623 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Enzymatic modification of galactolipids in food8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305624 A1International N&H Denmark Aps
- Combination of nonmaltogenic exoamylase and glucoamylase for improving bread resilience and reducing amount of added sugars8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305625 A1International N&H Denmark Aps
- Low net carb hard tortilla shell and method of preparation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305626 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Biscuit spread compositions and methods for producing thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305640 A1Mdsa Food Industries Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application284US 6,911,211 B2Foamix Ltd. · 2005
- Alkaline glucose oxidase obtained from cladosporium oxysporum244US 5,741,688 ANovo Nordisk A/S · 1998
- Plasma reactor having an inductive antenna coupling power through a parallel plate electrode176US 6,077,384 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 2000
- Process of manufacturing candy bars containing wafers and wafer bars manufactured thereby171US 4,545,997 AHershey Foods Corporation · 1985
- Threaded dental implant with a core to thread ratio facilitating immediate loading and method of installation141US 5,967,783 A1999