A23B 4/09
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
A23B4/09 (With direct contact between the food and the chemical) appears on 89 US grants and 110 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 110
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
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| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Liquid cryogen delivery and injection control apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,965 B2Messer Industries USA, Inc.
- System for cooling non-liquid conveyable product13 Jan 2026US 12,520,854 B2Praxair Technology, Inc.
- Method and device for delaying rigor mortis in fish13 May 2025US 12,295,373 B2Lambhusasund Ehf.
- Liquid cryogen delivery and injection control apparatus1 Oct 2024US 12,103,839 B2Messer Industries USA, Inc.
- Methods of producing ready-to-eat breakaway meat portions10 Sep 2024US 12,082,592 B2The Hillshire Brands Company
- System for cooling non-liquid conveyable product2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090553 A1
- Composition and method for preserving fish28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268269 A1
- Device and method for the preparation of foods26 Jun 2025US 2025/0204540 A1
- Method for quickly killing object to be quickly killed, quick-kill device and quick-kill system2 Jan 2025US 2025/0000108 A1Blanctec International Co., Ltd.
- Liquid cryogen delivery and injection control apparatus12 Dec 2024US 2024/0409385 A1Messer Industries USA, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Food processing method49US 5,879,732 AThe BOC Group, Inc. · 1999
- Process for preparing hypoallergenic foods49US 6,197,356 B1Immunopath Profile, Inc. · 2001
- Method of reducing microbial growth during processing of animal carcasses42US 6,348,227 B1The BOC Group, Inc. · 2002
- Food processing method and system31US 6,167,709 AThe BOC Group, Inc. · 2001
- Food processing method and system28US 6,551,182 B2SafeQuest, L.L.C. · 2003