A23B 4/066
The materials not being transported through or in the apparatus with or
Official title: {the materials not being transported through or in the apparatus with or without shaping, e.g. in the form of powder, granules or flakes}
A23B4/066 (The materials not being transported through or in the apparatus with or) appears on 131 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 309
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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.
- Refrigerating and freezing device14 Apr 2026US 12,601,533 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus, methods, and systems6 Jan 2026US 12,514,257 B2RLMB Group, LLC
- Method and apparatus for freezing consumable products4 Nov 2025US 12,458,037 B2Vitrafy Life Sciences Pty Ltd
- Space electromagnetic field generator and freshness maintenance device using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311923 A1
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus, methods, and systems6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223871 A1RLMB Group, LLC
- Airflow reversal system for efficient thawing processes14 May 2026US 2026/0130384 A1CFA Properties, Inc.
- Ice slurry, ice slurry production system, ice slurry production device, and ice slurry production method7 May 2026US 2026/0126230 A1Blanctec International Co., Ltd.
- Thawing method and thawing device set for frozen sushi9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096567 A1Cool-Japan Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of pasteurizing meat products44US 5,741,536 A1998
- Method of cooking and storing food in flexible bags39US 3,966,980 AA.G.S. Food System Inc. · 1976
- Controlling temperature of a cryogenically refrigerated product37US 4,314,451 AAirco, Inc. · 1982
- Methods and apparatus for chilling a product37US 4,476,686 AThe BOC Group, Inc. · 1984
- Reducing levels of surface contamination on meat36US 3,934,044 ASwift & Company · 1976