A23F 3/00
Tea
Official title: Tea; Tea substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of tea, tea substitutes or herbal tea A23B85/00)
A23F3/00 (Tea) appears on 1,011 US grants and 1,587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 1,011
- Published applications
- 1,587
- Assignees
- 613
- Inventors
- 3,212
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 6 |
| 2002 | 22 | 29 |
| 2003 | 19 | 37 |
| 2004 | 23 | 32 |
| 2005 | 8 | 56 |
| 2006 | 13 | 43 |
| 2007 | 10 | 59 |
| 2008 | 5 | 65 |
| 2009 | 9 | 79 |
| 2010 | 19 | 64 |
| 2011 | 26 | 42 |
| 2012 | 13 | 48 |
| 2013 | 41 | 69 |
| 2014 | 38 | 57 |
| 2015 | 31 | 69 |
| 2016 | 38 | 64 |
| 2017 | 38 | 70 |
| 2018 | 39 | 69 |
| 2019 | 41 | 94 |
| 2020 | 53 | 105 |
| 2021 | 52 | 84 |
| 2022 | 52 | 99 |
| 2023 | 43 | 80 |
| 2024 | 33 | 71 |
| 2025 | 30 | 51 |
| 2026 | 17 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tea-based beverage22 Sep 2026US 12,740,576 B2National University of Singapore
- Capsule and production and use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,807 B2Delica AG
- Process for preparing a beverage enriched with natural antioxidants and beverage composition thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,727,604 B2Walters Bay Holdings, LLC
- Extraction cell1 Sep 2026US 12,721,359 B2Starbucks Corporation
- Temperature control for extracted beverages, including coffee, via controlled vacuum, and associated systems and methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,710 B2Coffee Technologies Inc.
- Tea compositions comprising paraxanthine and methods of production thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305643 A1
- Carbonation sensation imparting or enhancing agent1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293949 A1Takasago International Corporation
- Method and system for made-tea quality assessment in manufacturing process24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287502 A1Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Apparatus and methods for steeping tea17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272212 A1
- Composition for improving genetic stability comprising tea tree extract17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273013 A1Amorepacific Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flavor enhancing and modifying materials193US 4,612,942 AStevia Company, Inc. · 1986
- Beverage brewing devices for preparing creamy beverages167US 6,758,130 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Insoluble protein particles159US 6,605,311 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2003
- Intermediate moisture, ready-to-use frozen whippable foods84US 4,146,652 ARich Products Corporation · 1979
- System and method for managing the generation of brewed beverages using shared resources78US 8,515,574 B2Briggo, Inc. · 2013