A23B 4/12
Preserving with acids
Official title: Preserving with acids; Acid fermentation
A23B4/12 (Preserving with acids) appears on 199 US grants and 216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 216
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 13 May 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 |
| 2004 | 3 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Treatment of food products13 May 2025US 12,295,389 B2Evonik Operations GmbH
- Preparation of a powdered vinegar18 Mar 2025US 12,252,674 B2Purac Biochem B. V.
- Method of producing a vinegar-derived food additive4 Mar 2025US 12,239,140 B2WTI, Inc.
- Short-term wash treatment of produce12 Nov 2024US 12,137,719 B2Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Peracetic acid monitoring and control system10 Sep 2024US 12,082,601 B2Polygon US Corporation
- Method of preventing and/or inhibiting the outgrowth, sporulation, germination or toxin formation of clostridium27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248149 A1Givaudan SA
- Antimicrobial compositions and methods of use thereof5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060261 A1
- Particulate food preservative composition16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318540 A1Purac Biochem B. V.
- Particulate composition comprising diacetate component, disodium diphosphate and another organic acid salt25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295129 A1Purac Biochem B. V.
- Preserved food product and preservation composition17 Jul 2025US 2025/0228258 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Antimicrobial composition for cleaning and sanitizing meat products194US 6,183,807 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2001
- Treatment of animal carcasses183US 6,545,047 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2003
- Disinfecting product120US 5,364,650 A1994
- Treatment of animal carcasses117US 6,010,729 AEcolab Inc. · 2000
- Treatment of animal carcasses108US 6,103,286 AEcolab Inc. · 2000