A23B 2/08
Using microwaves or dielectric heating
Official title: using microwaves or dielectric heating
A23B2/08 (Using microwaves or dielectric heating) appears on 265 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 265
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 576
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 25 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 22 |
| 2019 | 11 | 27 |
| 2020 | 6 | 25 |
| 2021 | 20 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thawing-apparatus and method to thaw a substance4 Aug 2026US 12,696,907 B2Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
- Method and plant for preparing a food product5 Aug 2025US 12,376,600 B2Pastificio Rana S.P.A.
- Contact members for packaged articles heated with radio frequency energy13 May 2025US 12,295,378 B2
- Heating device and refrigerator equipped with heating device4 Feb 2025US 12,215,920 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Pasteurization of convenience meals in hermetically sealed containers14 Jan 2025US 12,193,462 B2Fricke und Mallah Microwave Technology GmbH
- Cooking apparatus and control method thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0173228 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- RF Inline Heating15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013521 A1
- Apparatus and related industrial applications with solid-state RF energy technology20 Nov 2025US 2025/0351849 A1Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
- Control method for a heating device and a heating device13 Nov 2025US 2025/0351241 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Control Method, Apparatus, Device For Radio Frequency Thawing Device, And Storage Medium2 Oct 2025US 2025/0311069 A1Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable frequency automated capacitive radio frequency (RF) dielectric heating system190US 6,784,405 B2State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University · 2004
- Methods for preservation of foodstuffs114US 4,871,559 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1989
- Methods for aseptic packaging of medical devices94US 4,910,942 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1990
- Deactivation of microorganisms by an oscillating magnetic field87US 4,524,079 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1985
- Apparatus for continuous microwave sterilization of food in pouches79US 3,961,569 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1976