A23F 5/12
Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting
Official title: Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting (of coffee extract or instant coffee A23F5/38)
A23F5/12 (Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting) appears on 49 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 165
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capsule and production and use thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,807 B2Delica AG
- System and method for the preparation of coffee tablets and the like1 Sep 2026US 12,721,358 B2Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Compacted coffee tablet, system including said tablet and production process thereof30 Dec 2025US 12,507,707 B2Novadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda
- Enhanced compacted tablet and system for extraction of beverages comprising said compacted tablet25 Nov 2025US 12,478,075 B2Novadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda
- Coffee composition and items made therefrom25 Nov 2025US 12,478,076 B2The Folger Coffee Company
- Beverage machine, beverage tablet, and method of forming a beverage23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206997 A1Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
- Edible beads comprising coffee25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174092 A1Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B. V.
- Coffee compacting processes and compacted coffee tablets for extraction by pressurised flow30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114467 A1Novadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Unipessoal, Lda.
- Beverage machine, beverage consumable, and methods of forming a beverage19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076396 A1Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
- Beverage tablet and method of manufacturing same12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068902 A1Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coffee machine65US 4,254,694 A1981
- Apparatus for making strips of coherent packets containing ground coffee or the like30US 4,555,894 AIllycaffe' S.P.A. · 1985
- Fast roasted coffee providing increased brew strength and darker cup color with desirable brew acidity30US 5,721,005 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1998
- Aggregated mixed-moisture flaked coffee of high aroma27US 4,267,200 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1981
- Apparatus for making one or more consumption units of coffee26US 4,602,558 ADouwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek-Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel N.V. · 1986