A23F 5/00
Coffee
Official title: Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00)
A23F5/00 (Coffee) appears on 1,886 US grants and 2,425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 1,886
- Published applications
- 2,425
- Assignees
- 897
- Inventors
- 4,590
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 31 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 9 |
| 2002 | 24 | 40 |
| 2003 | 27 | 32 |
| 2004 | 25 | 41 |
| 2005 | 13 | 47 |
| 2006 | 15 | 48 |
| 2007 | 8 | 46 |
| 2008 | 10 | 48 |
| 2009 | 8 | 65 |
| 2010 | 29 | 73 |
| 2011 | 21 | 59 |
| 2012 | 29 | 74 |
| 2013 | 34 | 95 |
| 2014 | 52 | 95 |
| 2015 | 47 | 143 |
| 2016 | 74 | 166 |
| 2017 | 77 | 138 |
| 2018 | 90 | 131 |
| 2019 | 92 | 157 |
| 2020 | 113 | 173 |
| 2021 | 102 | 141 |
| 2022 | 88 | 138 |
| 2023 | 85 | 154 |
| 2024 | 94 | 129 |
| 2025 | 72 | 107 |
| 2026 | 44 | 76 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23F 5/24Extraction of coffee1,205
- A23F 5/46Coffee flavour320
- A23F 5/10Treating roasted coffee177
- A23F 5/04Methods of roasting coffee165
- A23F 5/20Reducing or removing alkaloid content146
- A23F 5/16Removing unwanted substances124
- A23F 5/02Treating green coffee99
- A23F 5/08Methods of grinding coffee99
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Recent patents
- Non-dairy creamer formulation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,472 B2WhiteWave Services, Inc.
- Method for roasting coffee beans29 Sep 2026US 12,745,791 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Capsule and production and use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,807 B2Delica AG
- Coffee replicas produced from individual components15 Sep 2026US 12,733,656 B2Voyage Foods, Inc.
- Extractor for cold brew coffee and the likes15 Sep 2026US 12,733,766 B2Sensotech Inc.
- Process and apparatus for production of decaffeinated raw coffee bean extracts and caffeine using adsorber resins and dichloromethane, and corresponding uses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305644 A1ANKA Angewandte Kaffeetechnologie GmbH
- Paraxanthine coffee8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305645 A1Nanjing Nutrabuilding Bio-Tech Co., Ltd.
- Fruit-based freeze-dried edibles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306515 A1
- Aerated creamers, packaged ready-to-use aerated creamers, and methods of making and using such creamers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283174 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Method for treating coffee materials using critical-state gas treatment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283180 A1SoCal Technical Enterprises, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Taste-improving composition and application of the same393US 7,851,004 B2San-Ei Gen F. F. I., Inc. · 2010
- Foaming coffee creamer and instant hot cappuccino253US 5,780,092 AKraft Foods, Inc. · 1998
- Methods and systems for utilizing delayed dilution, mixing and filtration for providing customized beverages on demand171US 6,759,072 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- 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