A23G 1/002
Processes for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs
Official title: {Processes for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs}
A23G1/002 (Processes for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs) appears on 49 US grants and 119 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 119
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 215
- Latest grant
- 11 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for roasting coffee beans11 Nov 2025US 12,465,074 B2Diversified Laser Technologies, LLC
- Composition and method for producing the same11 Mar 2025US 12,245,608 B2Meiji Co., Ltd.
- Chocolate, chocolate-like products, chocolate construction kit and methods for preparing the same5 Nov 2024US 12,133,538 B2ODC Lizenz AG
- Chocolate products, ingredients, processes and uses20 Aug 2024US 12,063,945 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Systems and methods for winnowing food products12 Mar 2024US 11,925,960 B2Trade Secret Chocolates
- 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
- Cocoa extraction methods and extracts obtained by the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283181 A1ODC Lizenz AG
- Dark cocoa powders17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271956 A1Cargill, Incorporated
- Methods of producing chocolate from cacao plant cell materials20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240099 A1California Cultured Inc
- Process technology and method for preparing bio-ingredients, foods and beverages in absence of oxygen23 Apr 2026US 2026/0107953 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for producing fat and/or solids from cocoa beans40US 6,015,913 AMars, Incorporated · 2000
- Method and arrangement for processing cocoa mass27US 6,066,350 ACargill, Incorporated · 2000
- Method and arrangement for processing cocoa mass; resulting products12US 6,361,814 B1Cargill, Incorporated · 2002
- Method for processing cocoa mass10US 6,610,343 B2Cargill, Incorporated · 2003
- Chocolates and chocolate liquor having an enhanced polyphenol content9US 7,968,140 B2Mars, Incorporated · 2011