A23B 4/062
The materials being transported through or in the apparatus with or without
Official title: {the materials being transported through or in the apparatus with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powder, granules or flakes (moving on the spot only A23B4/066)}
A23B4/062 (The materials being transported through or in the apparatus with or without) appears on 161 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for heating and cooling food items18 Aug 2026US 12,708,122 B2Lambhusasund Ehf.
- Particles object freezing device1 Jul 2025US 12,345,461 B2Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Methods for related apparatus for increasing antimicrobial efficacy in a poultry chiller tank17 Jun 2025US 12,329,173 B1Zeco, Inc.
- Foodstuff processing line systems and methods4 Mar 2025US 12,239,138 B1Fresh Mark, Inc.
- Methods of producing ready-to-eat breakaway meat portions10 Sep 2024US 12,082,592 B2The Hillshire Brands Company
- Tank arrangement and method for handling biomass21 May 2026US 2026/0137093 A1MMC First Process AS
- Auger-style liquid treatment tanks with instrumentation12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041107 A1Morris & Associates, Inc.
- Dual trimmer foodstuff processing line systems and methods19 Jun 2025US 2025/0194613 A1Fresh Mark, Inc.
- Cascade-based system for efficient thawing of frozen products22 May 2025US 2025/0160349 A1
- Spiral conveyor thermal processing system13 Mar 2025US 2025/0081976 A1John Bean Technologies Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Carcass chiller and sterilizer50US 4,827,727 A1989
- Multi-conveyor processing system49US 4,610,886 AKnud Simonsen Industries Limited · 1986
- Method of pasteurizing meat products44US 5,741,536 A1998
- Method and apparatus for forming meat patties having a closer-to-handformed appearance and texture42US 5,037,350 AHardee's Food Systems, Inc. · 1991
- Method for preparing poultry for fresh-pack handling41US 4,388,811 AMeyn U.S.A., Inc. · 1983