A22C 9/00
Apparatus for tenderising meat
Official title: Apparatus for tenderising meat, e.g. ham {(tenderising chemically A23L13/00, A23L13/70)}
A22C9/00 (Apparatus for tenderising meat) appears on 292 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A22C- Granted patents
- 292
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 450
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vibratory conveyor, food processing line and method of processing food products14 Jul 2026US 12,677,839 B2Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
- Food seasoning injector2 Jun 2026US 12,642,277 B1
- Methods for carcass preparation in beef processing26 May 2026US 12,635,698 B1K.K. Holdings AG
- Multi-directional cut tenderizing assembly6 Jan 2026US 12,514,256 B1
- Food tenderizer sleeve and method of use2 Sep 2025US 12,402,635 B2Amprod LLC
- Method for Infusing Flavors Into Shrimp, Seafoods, and Other Consumable Proteins21 May 2026US 2026/0137109 A1Afritex Ventures, Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing food intervention and tenderization18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380713 A1S2I, LLC
- A brine injection machine for injecting brine to meat pieces and a method for operating the same9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311739 A1Metalquimia, SAU
- Enclosed and collapsible meat tenderizer18 Sep 2025US 2025/0287959 A1
- Dual trimmer foodstuff processing line systems and methods19 Jun 2025US 2025/0194613 A1Fresh Mark, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for electrically stimulating an animal carcass48US 4,495,676 A1985
- Means for injecting fluids into food products43US 4,455,928 ATownsend Engineering Company · 1984
- Apparatus for injecting brine into food products38US 5,881,640 AWolfking Danmark A/S · 1999
- Method for processing poultry36US 7,249,998 B2Stork PMT B. V. · 2007
- Hand meat tenderizer35US 4,199,841 AJaccard Corporation · 1980