A23C 11/00
Milk substitutes
Official title: Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of milk substitutes A23B11/20; butter substitutes A23D)
A23C11/00 (Milk substitutes) appears on 719 US grants and 1,200 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23C- Granted patents
- 719
- Published applications
- 1,200
- Assignees
- 525
- Inventors
- 2,965
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 7 |
| 2002 | 13 | 18 |
| 2003 | 17 | 32 |
| 2004 | 21 | 48 |
| 2005 | 7 | 26 |
| 2006 | 18 | 26 |
| 2007 | 8 | 44 |
| 2008 | 10 | 32 |
| 2009 | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 | 12 | 39 |
| 2011 | 12 | 37 |
| 2012 | 13 | 34 |
| 2013 | 12 | 49 |
| 2014 | 17 | 25 |
| 2015 | 27 | 33 |
| 2016 | 13 | 24 |
| 2017 | 11 | 36 |
| 2018 | 16 | 32 |
| 2019 | 9 | 43 |
| 2020 | 18 | 61 |
| 2021 | 25 | 45 |
| 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 2023 | 23 | 108 |
| 2024 | 23 | 120 |
| 2025 | 34 | 90 |
| 2026 | 28 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for producing plant-based milk fermentation product6 Oct 2026US 12,751,466 B2Godo Shusei Co., Ltd.
- Non-dairy creamer formulation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,472 B2WhiteWave Services, Inc.
- Non-dairy creamer delivery system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,654 B2WhiteWave Services, Inc.
- Food compositions including aragonite8 Sep 2026US 12,727,612 B2Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Encapsulated amorphous calcium carbonate compositions25 Aug 2026US 12,714,726 B2Amorphical Ltd.
- Dairy substitute comprising mycoprotein1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293923 A1Planetary SA
- Beverage Compositions Including Aragonite1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293955 A1Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Improved preparation of sunflower protein products ("sf871nds")24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283175 A1
- Foodstuff24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283176 A1Marlow Foods Limited
- Method for improving liquid retainability of vegetable protein-containing dry composition, method for improving foamability during water suspension, and method for improving emulsifiability during water suspension24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283177 A1Amano Enzyme Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application284US 6,911,211 B2Foamix Ltd. · 2005
- Foaming coffee creamer and instant hot cappuccino253US 5,780,092 AKraft Foods, Inc. · 1998
- Arachidonic acid and methods for the production and use thereof206US 5,658,767 AMartek Corporation · 1997
- Method of stabilizing an .omega.-3 unsaturated fatty acid compound168US 5,567,730 AMaruha Corporation · 1996
- Infant formula117US 4,670,285 AThe University of Toronto Innovations Foundation · 1987