A23F 5/36
Further treatment of dried coffee extract
Official title: Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee ({A23F5/246 takes precedence; } removing unwanted substances A23F5/18; flavouring A23F5/46)
A23F5/36 (Further treatment of dried coffee extract) appears on 272 US grants and 431 published applications in this corpus.
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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
- Cold brew beverage12 May 2026US 12,622,443 B2Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Extraction device and mechanisms, and use in recycling beverage capsules14 Apr 2026US 12,599,942 B2Recycap Technologies, S.L.
- Soluble coffee powder9 Dec 2025US 12,490,755 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Coffee composition and items made therefrom25 Nov 2025US 12,478,076 B2The Folger Coffee Company
- Fruit-based freeze-dried edibles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306515 A1
- Cold brew beverage27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248151 A1Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Spray-dried coffee product and production method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240188 A1Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B. V.
- Thermally sterilized milk-containing coffee beverage13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231974 A1Suntory Holdings Limited
- Composition for forming a beverage23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206789 A1Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B. V.
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By later US patents
- Foaming coffee creamer and instant hot cappuccino253US 5,780,092 AKraft Foods, Inc. · 1998
- Beverage brewing devices for preparing creamy beverages167US 6,758,130 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Coffee and process for the production thereof65US 5,888,549 ACode Kaffee-Handelsges. mbH · 1999
- Process for making functionalized films for cleaning products64US 7,727,946 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2010
- Crystallized, readily water-dispersible sugar product60US 4,338,350 AAmstar Corporation · 1982