A23B 4/06
Freezing
Official title: Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
A23B4/06 (Freezing) appears on 545 US grants and 534 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 545
- Published applications
- 534
- Assignees
- 390
- Inventors
- 1,304
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 18 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2004 | 10 | 29 |
| 2005 | 9 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 18 |
| 2012 | 5 | 20 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 24 |
| 2015 | 6 | 21 |
| 2016 | 13 | 25 |
| 2017 | 15 | 22 |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 38 |
| 2020 | 15 | 32 |
| 2021 | 23 | 37 |
| 2022 | 17 | 26 |
| 2023 | 19 | 28 |
| 2024 | 22 | 23 |
| 2025 | 18 | 21 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23B 4/08With addition of chemicals or treatment with chemicals before or during cooling212
- A23B 4/062The materials being transported through or in the apparatus with or without161
- A23B 4/066The materials not being transported through or in the apparatus with or131
- A23B 4/07Thawing subsequent to freezing59
Recent patents
- Liquid cryogen delivery and injection control apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,965 B2Messer Industries USA, Inc.
- Aging drawer and refrigeration apparatus with the same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,636 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Device for heating and cooling food items18 Aug 2026US 12,708,122 B2Lambhusasund Ehf.
- Thawing-apparatus and method to thaw a substance4 Aug 2026US 12,696,907 B2Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
- Method and device for purine reduction, and equipment and electronic equipment and storage medium21 Jul 2026US 12,685,319 B2Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.
- Space electromagnetic field generator and freshness maintenance device using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311923 A1
- Refrigeration device having magnetic field freshness-preserving apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287248 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus, methods, and systems6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223871 A1RLMB Group, LLC
- Storage system and internal cooling system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210619 A1Daikin Industries, Ltd.
- Tank arrangement and method for handling biomass21 May 2026US 2026/0137093 A1MMC First Process AS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aqueous bactericide for animal treatment106US 5,093,140 ADaicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. · 1992
- Method and composition for washing poultry during processing87US 6,514,556 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2003
- Process for treating poultry carcasses to increase shelf-life67US 5,512,309 ARhone-Poulenc Inc. · 1996
- Process and composition for producing and maintaining good color in fresh meat, fresh poultry and fresh fish61US 4,522,835 ATransfresh Corporation · 1985
- Ultra-high temperature pasteurization of meat products54US 5,470,597 AUtah State University · 1995