A23G 1/00
Cocoa
Official title: Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor (preservation thereof A23B80/00)
A23G1/00 (Cocoa) appears on 1,717 US grants and 2,458 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 1,717
- Published applications
- 2,458
- Assignees
- 890
- Inventors
- 4,974
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 51 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 52 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 14 |
| 2002 | 37 | 53 |
| 2003 | 41 | 72 |
| 2004 | 36 | 81 |
| 2005 | 24 | 68 |
| 2006 | 31 | 101 |
| 2007 | 21 | 84 |
| 2008 | 17 | 81 |
| 2009 | 14 | 86 |
| 2010 | 48 | 117 |
| 2011 | 33 | 132 |
| 2012 | 55 | 93 |
| 2013 | 57 | 91 |
| 2014 | 49 | 96 |
| 2015 | 56 | 120 |
| 2016 | 31 | 129 |
| 2017 | 38 | 96 |
| 2018 | 39 | 115 |
| 2019 | 51 | 90 |
| 2020 | 50 | 112 |
| 2021 | 45 | 115 |
| 2022 | 69 | 130 |
| 2023 | 50 | 96 |
| 2024 | 60 | 109 |
| 2025 | 47 | 95 |
| 2026 | 35 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods for conveying confection molds6 Oct 2026US 12,751,467 B2The Hershey Company
- Circular use of food residues by microbial fermentation29 Sep 2026US 12,745,781 B2Technische Universität München
- Method for replacing eggs in compositions15 Sep 2026US 12,733,649 B2Cellucomp Limited
- Method of manufacturing transient electronics15 Sep 2026US 12,739,979 B2Accenture Global Solutions Limited
- Reduced emulsifier or emulsifier-free chocolate25 Aug 2026US 12,714,122 B2Cargill, Incorporated
- Confectionery product8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305646 A1
- Work-saving improvements for food-process lines8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307098 A1Nothum Manufacturing Company
- Method for reducing germs in dried fruit containing oil and/or fat, and refining-grinding arrangement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293919 A1Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken Verwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Dried cocoa pulp composition, consumables and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293928 A1Givaudan SA
- Cocoa powder for beverages and methods of preparing the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293929 A1ODC Lizenz AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application284US 6,911,211 B2Foamix Ltd. · 2005
- Microencapsulated medicament in sweet matrix208US 4,749,575 ABio-Dar Ltd. · 1988
- Multicomponent biodegradable bioadhesive controlled release system for oral care products159US 6,589,562 B1Salvona LLC · 2003
- Cyclosporin galenic forms118US 5,639,724 ASandoz Ltd. · 1997
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application111US 6,967,023 B1Foamix Ltd. · 2005