A23B 7/02
Dehydrating
Official title: Dehydrating; Subsequent reconstitution (dried cooked potatoes A23L19/12)
A23B7/02 (Dehydrating) appears on 366 US grants and 392 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
- 366
- Published applications
- 392
- Assignees
- 295
- Inventors
- 1,014
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 15 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
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| 2023 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 |
| 2025 | 10 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23B 7/022With addition of chemicals before or during drying148
- A23B 7/0205By contact of the material with fluids101
- A23B 7/024Freeze-drying , i.e. cryodesiccation or lyophilisation43
- A23B 7/028Thin layer-, drum- or roller-drying or by contact with a hot surface23
- A23B 7/03Drying raw potatoes22
- A23B 7/0215Post-treatment of dried fruits or vegetables21
- A23B 7/026Spray-drying7
- A23B 7/021Foam drying1
Recent patents
- Method of dehydrating wine grapes and other foods14 Jul 2026US 12,677,842 B2Riverhall Capital LLC
- Method for extending the shelf life of rutab stage date palm fruit28 Apr 2026US 12,610,960 B1King Faisal University
- Method for the rapid osmotic drying of food24 Mar 2026US 12,582,131 B2Texas Tech University System
- Spray drying methods and associated food products prepared using the same27 Jan 2026US 12,532,894 B2
- Immersion container for treating produce with an ozonated concentrate liquid13 Jan 2026US 12,520,855 B2BioSure North America LLC
- Method of dehydrating wine grapes and other foods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293918 A1Riverhall Capital LLC
- Apparatus and method for reducing the water content in vegetal or animal inorganic and/or organic compounds10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266546 A1
- Processing method for preserved fruits by cold impregnation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191214 A1Xinjiang Agricultural University
- Method for the rapid osmotic drying of food2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182593 A1Texas Tech University System
- Herb coated edible products25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174114 A1Starbucks Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for drying fruit pulp and the like77US 4,631,837 A1986
- Compositions and methods for inhibiting browning of processed produce69US 5,389,389 ABasic American Foods · 1995
- Combination blender and food washing apparatus66US 5,671,664 A1997
- Compositions and methods for inhibiting browning of processed produce60US 5,126,153 ABasic American Foods · 1992
- Method of making dehydrated potato59US 4,073,952 AThe Pillsbury Company · 1978