A23F 3/166
Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms
Official title: {Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms}
A23F3/166 (Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms) appears on 39 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 213
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Acetobacter for use in preparation of fermented products30 Jun 2026US 12,667,127 B2Compagnie Gervais Danone
- Use of green coffee based compositions for improving insulin profile14 Apr 2026US 12,599,643 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Theanine-producing strain and use thereof in tea fermentation production28 Oct 2025US 12,453,358 B2Guangzhou Zhongzhuang Beauty Cosmetics Co., Ltd
- Production of coloured fungal mycelium14 Jan 2025US 12,195,726 B2Mushlabs GmbH
- Method for producing extract of biological tissue, and apparatus and method for processing biological tissue6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223884 A1National University Corporation Shizuoka University
- Prevention and reversal of the formation of undesirable aromas and flavors in beverages and food products2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182607 A1CERIA, Inc.
- Kombucha fermented with monosaccharides and having a reduced alcohol content26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083148 A1
- Methods and systems for producing improved fermented beverage concentrate26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055351 A1Sustainable Beverage Technologies Inc.
- Theanine-producing strain and use thereof in tea fermentation production18 Sep 2025US 2025/0287969 A1Guangzhou Zhongzhuang Beauty Cosmetics Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cold water extractable tea leaf and process37US 4,051,264 AThomas J. Lipton, Inc. · 1977
- Composition for feed use comprising lyophilized live lactic bacteria37US 5,895,648 ASitia-Yomo S.p.A. · 1999
- Ice nucleus-forming bacterium, process for cultivation of the same, ice nucleus-forming substance containing the same, and uses of said substance19US 5,693,523 AQ. P. Corporation · 1997
- Enzymatic method for production of instant tea14US 4,483,876 ANovo Industri A/S · 1984
- Enzymatic solubilization of tea cream13US 3,959,497 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1976