A23B 2/40
Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general: by heating loose unpacked materials
Official title: by heating loose unpacked materials
A23B2/40 (Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general: by heating loose unpacked materials) appears on 536 US grants and 531 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 536
- Published applications
- 531
- Assignees
- 393
- Inventors
- 1,362
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 22 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 2 | 27 |
| 2012 | 11 | 18 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 14 | 22 |
| 2015 | 15 | 21 |
| 2016 | 14 | 32 |
| 2017 | 10 | 30 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 15 | 40 |
| 2020 | 14 | 42 |
| 2021 | 20 | 26 |
| 2022 | 17 | 28 |
| 2023 | 13 | 33 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 | 33 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for preparation of instant food having improved taste, nutritional value, and texture16 Jun 2026US 12,653,204 B2Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Method for producing cheese-like snack food19 May 2026US 12,628,843 B2Fuji Oil Company, Limited
- Prevention of microbiological growth in heat exchangers5 May 2026US 12,618,622 B2Alfa Laval Corporate AB
- Method for extending the shelf life of rutab stage date palm fruit28 Apr 2026US 12,610,960 B1King Faisal University
- Pasteurization procedure and apparatus14 Apr 2026US 12,599,144 B2Incus Technology, S.L.
- Method for reducing germs in dried fruit containing oil and/or fat, and refining-grinding arrangement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293919 A1Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken Verwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Method for the rapid osmotic drying of food13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231967 A1
- Hygienic steam compressor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218714 A1SPX Flow Technology Danmark A/S
- Method of predicting microbial contamination16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201482 A1Cargill, Incorporated
- Liquid beverage composition containing whey protein and preparation method therefor9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191233 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- High pulsed voltage systems for extending the shelf life of pumpable food products119US 5,048,404 AFoodco Corporation · 1991
- Combined microwave and impingement heating apparatus113US 4,409,453 A1983
- Process and article for determining the residence time of a food particle93US 5,876,771 ATetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. · 1999
- Heat treatment of particulate solid material89US 3,992,148 AThe A.P.V. Company Limited · 1976
- Methods and apparatus for extending the shelf life of fluid food products81US 4,695,472 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1987