A23G 1/04
Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products
Official title: Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products (machines for roasting cocoa A23N12/00)
A23G1/04 (Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products) appears on 538 US grants and 410 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 538
- Published applications
- 410
- Assignees
- 281
- Inventors
- 1,037
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 23 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 12 | 23 |
| 2005 | 12 | 15 |
| 2006 | 8 | 25 |
| 2007 | 3 | 22 |
| 2008 | 6 | 16 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 12 | 19 |
| 2011 | 10 | 25 |
| 2012 | 4 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 |
| 2014 | 14 | 17 |
| 2015 | 20 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 |
| 2017 | 7 | 18 |
| 2018 | 7 | 22 |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23G 1/20Apparatus for moulding, cutting or dispensing chocolate247
- A23G 1/042Manufacture or treatment of liquids, creams, pastes, granules, shreds or powders125
- A23G 1/18Apparatus for conditioning chocolate masses for moulding87
- A23G 1/10Mixing apparatus71
- A23G 1/12Chocolate-refining mills, i.e. roll refiners64
- A23G 1/06Apparatus for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs28
- A23G 1/08Cocoa butter presses8
- A23G 1/16Circular conches , i.e. rollers being displaced on a closed or circular8
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Recent patents
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- Robotized line for the production of chocolate products24 Mar 2026US 12,582,138 B2TECNO 3 S.r.l.
- Cleaning of food product moulding inserts24 Feb 2026US 12,557,818 B2Marel France
- Chocolate-based material puzzles10 Feb 2026US 12,543,757 B2Chouquette Ltd
- 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
- Method of manufacturing a chocolate product6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223881 A1Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding GmbH
- A robust press for processing fat containing mass18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166832 A1Royal Duyvis Wiener B.V.
- Feed bar assembly11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157389 A1TNA Australia Pty Limited
- 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
- Process for the preparation of sweetener containing product90US 4,293,570 AChimicasa GmbH · 1981
- Chocolate confection87US 5,505,982 AFMC Corporation · 1996
- Chewable soft capsules having improved administration properties and process for producing the same80US 7,763,276 B1Shionogi & Co., Ltd. · 2010
- Method for continuously controlling the texture and crystallization of fluid food materials68US 5,264,234 ASchroeder & Co. Maschinenfabrik · 1993
- Lollipop-type confection formed and packaged in an elastic mold59US 4,902,519 AWm. Wrigley Jr. Company · 1990