A23F 3/16
Tea extraction
Official title: Tea extraction; Tea extracts; Treating tea extract; Making instant tea
A23F3/16 (Tea extraction) appears on 663 US grants and 1,033 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 663
- Published applications
- 1,033
- Assignees
- 403
- Inventors
- 2,092
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 | 27 |
| 2004 | 15 | 19 |
| 2005 | 2 | 32 |
| 2006 | 9 | 32 |
| 2007 | 8 | 36 |
| 2008 | 4 | 44 |
| 2009 | 6 | 54 |
| 2010 | 11 | 49 |
| 2011 | 19 | 25 |
| 2012 | 7 | 37 |
| 2013 | 29 | 50 |
| 2014 | 26 | 45 |
| 2015 | 28 | 54 |
| 2016 | 31 | 42 |
| 2017 | 30 | 46 |
| 2018 | 26 | 42 |
| 2019 | 29 | 53 |
| 2020 | 36 | 61 |
| 2021 | 33 | 50 |
| 2022 | 32 | 58 |
| 2023 | 31 | 50 |
| 2024 | 16 | 47 |
| 2025 | 18 | 30 |
| 2026 | 11 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23F 3/163Liquid or semi-liquid tea extract preparations260
- A23F 3/18Extraction of water soluble tea constituents257
- A23F 3/30Further treatment of dried tea extract103
- A23F 3/20Removing unwanted substances59
- A23F 3/22Drying or concentrating tea extract55
- A23F 3/166Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms39
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
- 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.
- Pulsed release caffeine formulations and a process for preparation thereof14 Jul 2026US 12,678,409 B2OmniActive Health Technologies Limited
- 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
- 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
- Use of vanillyl ethers to modify flavor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262691 A1Firmenich SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Methods for preparing a coffee, tea and milk beverage76US 5,635,233 A1997