A23F 3/18
Extraction of water soluble tea constituents
Official title: Extraction of water soluble tea constituents ({A23F3/166 takes precedence; } isolation of tea flavour or tea oil A23F3/42)
A23F3/18 (Extraction of water soluble tea constituents) appears on 257 US grants and 360 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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