A21D 8/00
Methods for preparing or baking dough
Official title: Methods for preparing or baking dough (treatment of flour or dough by adding materials A21D2/00)
A21D8/00 (Methods for preparing or baking dough) appears on 1,212 US grants and 1,513 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A21D- Granted patents
- 1,212
- Published applications
- 1,513
- Assignees
- 659
- Inventors
- 3,383
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 15 |
| 2002 | 28 | 44 |
| 2003 | 52 | 60 |
| 2004 | 22 | 72 |
| 2005 | 28 | 59 |
| 2006 | 16 | 54 |
| 2007 | 20 | 65 |
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| 2012 | 44 | 68 |
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| 2017 | 34 | 68 |
| 2018 | 31 | 58 |
| 2019 | 40 | 75 |
| 2020 | 28 | 48 |
| 2021 | 33 | 59 |
| 2022 | 23 | 63 |
| 2023 | 29 | 44 |
| 2024 | 34 | 52 |
| 2025 | 32 | 50 |
| 2026 | 27 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for sourdough starter production22 Sep 2026US 12,740,571 B2Better Bread d.o.o.
- Food preparation apparatus and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,113 B2Duke Manufacturing Co.
- Xylanase variants and polynucleotides encoding same18 Aug 2026US 12,709,744 B2Novozymes A/S
- Combination of nonmaltogenic exoamylase and glucoamylase for improving bread resilience and reducing amount of added sugars21 Jul 2026US 12,685,317 B2International N&H Denmark Aps
- Silicone release coating emulsion, method for its preparation, and use for bakery paper21 Jul 2026US 12,686,775 B2Dow Silicones 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
- Formulation of a probiotic stable at baking temperatures and encapsulation of the same to ensure its life on shelf foods until its viability in consumption8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306559 A1Grupo Bimbo S.A. B. DE C.V.
- Xylanase variants and polynucleotides encoding same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308558 A1Novozymes A/S
- Liquid-sourdough manufacturing installation and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283163 A1Mauri Technology B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Alkaline glucose oxidase obtained from cladosporium oxysporum244US 5,741,688 ANovo Nordisk A/S · 1998
- Convection oven126US 8,378,265 B2Duke Manufacturing Co. · 2013
- Controlled release encapsulated bioactive substances102US 6,835,397 B2Balchem Corporation · 2004
- Encapsulation of components into edible products86US 6,723,358 B1General Mills, Inc. · 2004
- Method of producing an edible container83US 5,298,273 A1994