A23C 9/1206
Lactose hydrolysing enzymes
Official title: {Lactose hydrolysing enzymes, e.g. lactase, beta-galactosidase}
A23C9/1206 (Lactose hydrolysing enzymes) appears on 133 US grants and 221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23C- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 221
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 435
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 5 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Spray-dried composition comprising beta-galactosidase having transgalactosylating activity in combination with maltodextrin and/or NACL and application of the composition18 Aug 2026US 12,708,130 B2International N&H Denmark Aps
- Lactase enzymes with improved properties at acidic PH19 May 2026US 12,630,811 B2Chr. Hansen A/S
- Nisin-permeabilized microbial cell catalysts10 Mar 2026US 12,571,019 B2Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
- Lactose reduced dairy powder24 Feb 2026US 12,557,825 B2Dsm IP Assets B.V.
- Production of lactase enzymes using altered regulation strains3 Feb 2026US 12,538,929 B2Chr. Hansen A/S
- Formulation of high protein fermented dairy product with increased condensed milk content10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262666 A1Compagnie Gervais Danone
- Spray dried milk or milk-based powder composition and methods thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240181 A1Kerry Group Services International Limited
- Nisin-permeabilized microbial cell catalysts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234688 A1
- Lactase enzymes with improved properties16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200993 A1Kerry Group Services International Limited
- Galactooligosaccharide with high lactose content2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185135 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Enzyme supplemented baby formula73US 5,902,617 A1999
- Thermostable lactase derived from bacillus41US 4,323,651 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1982
- Method of making a dairy-based food product34US 4,497,834 A1985
- Sweetened high protein milk product and process for producing same32US 4,853,246 AAB Tetra Pak · 1989
- Calcium fortified aseptically packaged milk31US 4,851,243 ABorden, Inc. · 1989