A23B 7/0053
By direct or indirect contact with heating gases or liquids
Official title: {by direct or indirect contact with heating gases or liquids}
A23B7/0053 (By direct or indirect contact with heating gases or liquids) appears on 138 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 113
- Inventors
- 351
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of dehydrating wine grapes and other foods14 Jul 2026US 12,677,842 B2Riverhall Capital LLC
- Pasteurization unit and methods of using the same7 Apr 2026US 12,594,352 B2Sanfilippo Tech, LLC.
- Plant and process for producing puree and/or juice starting from a food product of vegetable origin9 Sep 2025US 12,408,688 B2
- High-moisture, all-natural, shelf-stable food product15 Jul 2025US 12,357,000 B2Texas Tech University System
- Vacuum-packed coconut, preparation method thereof, and ready-to-drink trimmed coconut30 Jul 2024US 12,049,336 B1Kingo Fruits Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Method and system for preparing a food product2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182591 A1Micvac AB
- Shelf-stable pouch for fresh-packed fruits or vegetables26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054872 A1
- Methodology for extending the shelf life of perishable fruits through non-destructive, optimum-thermal, and non-thermal sterilization based on traceable data generated by ai-based algorithms23 Jan 2025US 2025/0024845 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Processing of green vegetables for color retention in canning122US 4,104,410 A1978
- Combination blancher and cooler56US 5,329,842 ALyco Manufacturing, Inc. · 1994
- Methods and apparatus for particulate heat exchange and transfer56US 5,802,961 AFMC Corporation · 1998
- Blancher with multiple cooling zones50US 5,752,431 A1998
- Mechanically loaded direct air circulation commodity disinfestation chamber48US 5,792,419 AUniversity of Hawaii · 1998