A23B 2/46
With transport through tubes
Official title: with transport through tubes
A23B2/46 (With transport through tubes) appears on 203 US grants and 149 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 203
- Published applications
- 149
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Prevention of microbiological growth in heat exchangers5 May 2026US 12,618,622 B2Alfa Laval Corporate AB
- Pasteurization procedure and apparatus14 Apr 2026US 12,599,144 B2Incus Technology, S.L.
- Heating medium injectors and injection methods for heating foodstuffs19 Aug 2025US 12,389,918 B2Empirical Innovations, Inc.
- Articles including undenatured meat protein12 Aug 2025US 12,382,970 B2Empirical Innovations, Inc.
- Method and plant for preparing a food product5 Aug 2025US 12,376,600 B2Pastificio Rana S.P.A.
- Heating medium injectors and injection methods for heating foodstuffs13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344708 A1Empirical Innovations, Inc.
- Articles including undenatured meat protein6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338862 A1Empirical Innovations, Inc.
- Method and device for conveying food products7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250128 A1Piovan S.P.A.
- Uv-treatment unit10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221421 A1Alfa Laval Corporate AB
- Method of Reduction and/or Elimination of a Target Agent3 Jul 2025US 2025/0212901 A1Gemina I Mas D S.L.
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
- Process and article for determining the residence time of a food particle93US 5,876,771 ATetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. · 1999
- Methods and apparatus for extending the shelf life of fluid food products81US 4,695,472 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1987
- High pulsed voltage systems for extending the shelf life of pumpable food products62US 5,235,905 AFoodco Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus for extending the shelf life of fluid food products59US 4,838,154 AMaxwell Laboratories, Inc. · 1989