A23G 1/005
Moulding, shaping, cutting or dispensing chocolate
Official title: {Moulding, shaping, cutting or dispensing chocolate (A23G1/0076 - A23G1/0096 take precedence)}
A23G1/005 (Moulding, shaping, cutting or dispensing chocolate) appears on 88 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 88
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 322
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 18 |
| 2012 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods for conveying confection molds6 Oct 2026US 12,751,467 B2The Hershey Company
- Apparatus and method for dosing and feeding a fluid or pasty mixture into moulds, in particular a chocolate-based mixture18 Aug 2026US 12,708,123 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Metering machine for filling free-flowing media into cavities28 Apr 2026US 12,612,297 B2Nera Technologies AG
- Robotized line for the production of chocolate products24 Mar 2026US 12,582,138 B2TECNO 3 S.r.l.
- Method of making chocolate21 Oct 2025US 12,446,591 B2
- Three-dimensional food item printing system and three-dimensional food item printing method23 Apr 2026US 2026/0107965 A1Top Table Inc
- System and methods for transporting confectionary products29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027650 A1Mars, Incorporated
- System and methods for labeling confectionary products with laser-etching29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027657 A1Mars, Incorporated
- System and methods for labeling confectionary products with laser-etching29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027658 A1Mars, Incorporated
- Modular production line and process for using it8 May 2025US 2025/0143343 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spray apparatus with multiple pressurizable tank liquid supply system19US 6,827,289 B2Spraying Systems Co. · 2004
- Apparatus for dispensing visually attractive, freshly prepared extruded fat-based confectionery product with temporary flexibility having enhanced melt-in-the-mouth properties19US 8,323,015 B2Nestec S. A. · 2012
- Additive manufacturing system and method with interchangeable cartridges for printing customized chocolate confections14US 8,986,767 B2Stratsys, Inc. · 2015
- Method of shaping chocolate products10US 6,406,733 B1Mars, Incorporated · 2002
- Spray apparatus with multiple pressurizable tank liquid supply system10US 6,536,683 B1Spraying Systems Co. · 2003