A23B 9/18
In the form of gases
Official title: in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
A23B9/18 (In the form of gases) appears on 122 US grants and 107 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reactive gas, reactive gas generation system and product treatment using reactive gas4 Aug 2026US 12,696,908 B2NanoGuard Technologies, LLC
- Equipment and method for ozone circulation fumigation in grain depot23 Jun 2026US 12,660,832 B2
- Method for killing aspergillus flavus spores by infrared radiation in coordination with essential oil fumigation6 Jan 2026US 12,514,259 B2Jiangnan University
- Sterilization of plant material12 Aug 2025US 12,383,641 B2Cold Plasma Group Inc.
- High-moisture, all-natural, shelf-stable food product15 Jul 2025US 12,357,000 B2Texas Tech University System
- Methods of reducing aflatoxin in nuts17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271948 A1Olam Americas, LLC
- System for controlling farm operations including aeration of grain stored in a storage bin3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259003 A1Ggt, LLC
- Method for the disinsectization of dry products, notably grains, cereals, legumes or fruit, under gas, in an autoclave by controlling the pressure and reduced-pressure phases16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198473 A1L' Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I' Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Sterilization of Plant Material19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077078 A1Cold Plasma Group Inc.
- Equipment and method for ozone circulation fumigation in grain depot4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366485 A1Zhejiang A & F University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Processing of green vegetables for color retention in canning122US 4,104,410 A1978
- Controlled atmosphere cut vegetable produce package and method51US 4,943,440 AGeneral Mills, Inc. · 1990
- Processes for preparation of oil compositions41US 7,741,500 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2010
- Seed oil compositions41US 8,057,835 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2011
- Apparatus and method of food decontamination by treatment with ozone34US 6,120,822 ALynntech, Inc. · 2000