A23B 7/00
Preservation of fruit or vegetables
Official title: Preservation of fruit or vegetables; Chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables
A23B7/00 (Preservation of fruit or vegetables) appears on 2,311 US grants and 2,879 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 2,311
- Published applications
- 2,879
- Assignees
- 1,614
- Inventors
- 6,069
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 29 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 49 | 0 |
| 1989 | 54 | 0 |
| 1990 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 45 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 13 |
| 2002 | 43 | 53 |
| 2003 | 41 | 53 |
| 2004 | 33 | 82 |
| 2005 | 22 | 89 |
| 2006 | 22 | 77 |
| 2007 | 24 | 101 |
| 2008 | 26 | 87 |
| 2009 | 18 | 79 |
| 2010 | 32 | 117 |
| 2011 | 41 | 87 |
| 2012 | 52 | 97 |
| 2013 | 51 | 126 |
| 2014 | 62 | 149 |
| 2015 | 55 | 122 |
| 2016 | 61 | 122 |
| 2017 | 57 | 142 |
| 2018 | 81 | 143 |
| 2019 | 93 | 157 |
| 2020 | 74 | 163 |
| 2021 | 80 | 176 |
| 2022 | 79 | 161 |
| 2023 | 107 | 160 |
| 2024 | 82 | 130 |
| 2025 | 78 | 114 |
| 2026 | 35 | 79 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23B 7/14Preserving or ripening with chemicals not covered by group a23b7/08 or a23b7/101,361
- A23B 7/02Dehydrating366
- A23B 7/04Freezing324
- A23B 7/16Coating with a protective layer265
- A23B 7/10Preserving with acids255
- A23B 7/005Preserving by heating238
- A23B 7/06Blanching184
- A23B 7/015Preserving by irradiation or electric treatment without heating effect93
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Recent patents
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- Catalyzed carbon dioxide organic release system for preventing spoilage in postharvest crops and related methods23 Jun 2026US 12,660,831 B1
- Food processing oxidation treatment formulations and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305630 A1Clean Chemistry, Inc.
- Method of dehydrating wine grapes and other foods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293918 A1Riverhall Capital LLC
- Multi-module thermal food processing system and related methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283172 A1Deaktiv Inc.
- Methods of reducing aflatoxin in nuts17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271948 A1Olam Americas, LLC
- Method and system for enhancing the efficacy using ionized/aerosolized hydrogen peroxide in reducing microbial populations, method of use thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262663 A1Tomi Environmental Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Preservative systems comprising cationic surfactants878US 10,130,830 B2Laboratorios Miret, S. A. · 2018
- Processing of green vegetables for color retention in canning122US 4,104,410 A1978
- Polymer blends as biodegradable matrices for preparing biocomposites119US 6,703,040 B2Intralytix, Inc. · 2004
- Method for treating foodstuffs to reduce or prevent microbial activity109US 6,033,705 A2000
- Controlled atmosphere package107US 4,842,875 AHercules Incorporated · 1989