A21D 13/40
Products characterised by the type, form or use
A21D13/40 (Products characterised by the type, form or use) appears on 675 US grants and 1,270 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21D- Granted patents
- 675
- Published applications
- 1,270
- Assignees
- 514
- Inventors
- 2,421
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 9 |
| 2002 | 16 | 26 |
| 2003 | 16 | 30 |
| 2004 | 10 | 52 |
| 2005 | 10 | 61 |
| 2006 | 12 | 70 |
| 2007 | 5 | 48 |
| 2008 | 10 | 47 |
| 2009 | 7 | 43 |
| 2010 | 14 | 57 |
| 2011 | 15 | 51 |
| 2012 | 13 | 32 |
| 2013 | 18 | 55 |
| 2014 | 18 | 50 |
| 2015 | 15 | 60 |
| 2016 | 17 | 52 |
| 2017 | 20 | 59 |
| 2018 | 16 | 54 |
| 2019 | 34 | 76 |
| 2020 | 31 | 61 |
| 2021 | 32 | 55 |
| 2022 | 32 | 62 |
| 2023 | 31 | 53 |
| 2024 | 35 | 51 |
| 2025 | 32 | 27 |
| 2026 | 13 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Protein-complexed MCT oil, method of manufacture, and food products made therefrom6 Oct 2026US 12,751,475 B2Innovative Flours, LLC
- Gingerbread house assembly method and apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,132 B2Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.
- 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.
- Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa using a crusher19 May 2026US 12,628,851 B2Gruma S.A.B. De C.V.
- Low net carb hard tortilla shell and method of preparation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305626 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Dough-Based Inclusion for Dairy Products10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262661 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250624 A1The Fynder Group, Inc.
- Functional cheese sauce20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240183 A1Cargill, Incorporated
- Bread improver composition, bread dough composition comprising same and bread prepared using same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231958 A1CJ Foodville Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Edible shell/thermoplastic container system101US 5,792,496 A1998
- Printing of foods91US 4,578,273 AKeebler Company · 1986
- Process of producing rottable thin-walled shaped bodies made of starch78US 5,376,320 ABiopac Biologische Verpackungssysteme Gesellschaft m.b.H. · 1994
- Production of crispy corn-based snacks having surface bubbles76US 6,491,959 B1Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. · 2002
- Microwaveable flour-starched based food product70US 5,104,669 A1992