A23F 5/40
Using organic additives
Official title: using organic additives, e.g. milk, sugar
A23F5/40 (Using organic additives) appears on 162 US grants and 263 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23F- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 263
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 638
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 20 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 |
| 2016 | 2 | 16 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cold brew beverage12 May 2026US 12,622,443 B2Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Coffee composition and items made therefrom25 Nov 2025US 12,478,076 B2The Folger Coffee Company
- C. bot prevention in coffee9 Sep 2025US 12,408,682 B2Kerflummox Holdings, LLC
- Taste-modifying ingredient26 Aug 2025US 12,396,469 B2Firmenich SA
- Soluble coffee products for producing beverages with enhanced flavors and aromas28 Jan 2025US 12,207,667 B2Starbucks Corporation
- Fruit-based freeze-dried edibles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306515 A1
- Cold brew beverage27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248151 A1Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- 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.
- Coffee product28 May 2026US 2026/0144270 A1Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B. V.
Most cited
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
- Crystallized, readily water-dispersible sugar product60US 4,338,350 AAmstar Corporation · 1982
- Soluble coffee beverage product52US 5,882,716 ANestec S. A. · 1999