A23B 4/26
Apparatus for preserving using liquids
Official title: Apparatus for preserving using liquids {; Processes therefor}
A23B4/26 (Apparatus for preserving using liquids) appears on 414 US grants and 387 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 414
- Published applications
- 387
- Assignees
- 218
- Inventors
- 683
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 22 |
| 2003 | 17 | 26 |
| 2004 | 7 | 25 |
| 2005 | 12 | 26 |
| 2006 | 11 | 17 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 |
| 2010 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 14 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Brine injection system with improved filtering system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,372 B2Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
- Automated clean in process (CIP) system24 Feb 2026US 12,557,822 B2Cms Technology, LLC
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus, methods, and systems6 Jan 2026US 12,514,257 B2RLMB Group, LLC
- System and method for preserving red meat by plasma active water (PAW) vacuum packaging11 Nov 2025US 12,465,061 B2South China University of Technology
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus and systems29 Jul 2025US 12,369,595 B2RLMB Group, LLC
- Modular mobile treatment and precooling apparatus, methods, and systems6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223871 A1RLMB Group, LLC
- System and method for producing a coloring and flavoring solution16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199845 A1Stratumtec Spolka Z Ogranicozona Odpowiedzialnoscia
- Grilled chicken breast-based food and method for producing same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182609 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Method for controlling bacterial biofilms4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151647 A1Braincon GmbH & Co KG
- Auger-style liquid treatment tanks with instrumentation12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041107 A1Morris & Associates, Inc.
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
- Treatment of animal carcasses117US 6,010,729 AEcolab Inc. · 2000
- Treatment of animal carcasses108US 6,103,286 AEcolab Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing foodstuffs and other articles89US 5,902,619 A1999