A23B 4/18
In the form of liquids or solids
Official title: in the form of liquids or solids (apparatus therefor A23B4/26, A23B4/32)
A23B4/18 (In the form of liquids or solids) appears on 730 US grants and 1,026 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 730
- Published applications
- 1,026
- Assignees
- 503
- Inventors
- 1,906
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 31 |
| 2003 | 22 | 48 |
| 2004 | 18 | 55 |
| 2005 | 14 | 63 |
| 2006 | 23 | 54 |
| 2007 | 15 | 46 |
| 2008 | 19 | 30 |
| 2009 | 13 | 38 |
| 2010 | 18 | 42 |
| 2011 | 30 | 40 |
| 2012 | 15 | 38 |
| 2013 | 20 | 31 |
| 2014 | 21 | 36 |
| 2015 | 21 | 44 |
| 2016 | 25 | 47 |
| 2017 | 20 | 36 |
| 2018 | 21 | 34 |
| 2019 | 23 | 37 |
| 2020 | 19 | 60 |
| 2021 | 26 | 45 |
| 2022 | 19 | 53 |
| 2023 | 42 | 44 |
| 2024 | 23 | 30 |
| 2025 | 22 | 28 |
| 2026 | 11 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for heating and cooling food items18 Aug 2026US 12,708,122 B2Lambhusasund Ehf.
- Food processing oxidation treatment forumlations and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,320 B2
- Yeast and lactic acid bacteria combination2 Jun 2026US 12,642,280 B2
- Emulsion for improving meat19 May 2026US 12,628,839 B2Texas Tech University System
- Preservative free salami5 May 2026US 12,616,229 B2Olli Salumeria Americana LLC
- Food processing oxidation treatment formulations and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305630 A1Clean Chemistry, Inc.
- Method of preventing and/or inhibiting the outgrowth, sporulation, germination or toxin formation of clostridium27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248149 A1Givaudan SA
- Method for the rapid osmotic drying of food13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231967 A1
- Preservative free salami13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231993 A1Olli Salumeria Americana LLC
- Compounds6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223870 A1Givaudan SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Preservative systems comprising cationic surfactants878US 10,130,830 B2Laboratorios Miret, S. A. · 2018
- 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
- Polymer blends as biodegradable matrices for preparing biocomposites119US 6,703,040 B2Intralytix, Inc. · 2004