A23B 2/88
With direct contact between the food and the chemical
Official title: with direct contact between the food and the chemical, e.g. liquid N2 at cryogenic temperature
A23B2/88 (With direct contact between the food and the chemical) appears on 240 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 240
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 509
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
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| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 2 | 11 |
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| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- A process and composition for preparing a crispy breaded food product1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293917 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- System and method of preparing frozen coconuts16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198508 A1Bio-Diversified Ventures Inc.
- System for cooling non-liquid conveyable product2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090553 A1
- Apparatus and method for crust freezing12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041106 A1
- Device for injecting a cryogenic fluid through the base of a mixer4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367620 A1Air Liquide France Industrie
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for freezing or chilling94US 4,655,047 AI.Q.F. Inc. · 1987
- Device for the cryogenic pelletization of liquids94US 4,967,571 AMesser Griesheim GmbH · 1990
- Apparatus for coating food products with sauce92US 5,911,827 APeter Heller GmbH · 1999
- Method of preparing and storing a free flowing, frozen alimentary dairy product82US 5,126,156 A1992
- Method and apparatus for producing microfine frozen particles78US 4,704,873 ATaiyo Sanso Co., Ltd. · 1987