A23G 1/06
Apparatus for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs
A23G1/06 (Apparatus for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs) appears on 28 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 28
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 52
- Latest grant
- 5 Nov 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Chocolate, chocolate-like products, chocolate construction kit and methods for preparing the same5 Nov 2024US 12,133,538 B2ODC Lizenz AG
- Roasting system9 Apr 2024US 11,950,619 B2La Bomba Sprl
- Systems and methods for winnowing food products12 Mar 2024US 11,925,960 B2Trade Secret Chocolates
- Methods and apparatus for processing chocolate19 Sep 2023US 11,758,918 B2Trade Secret Chocolates
- Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans or nibs22 Jun 2021US 11,039,638 B2Royal Duyvis Wiener B.V.
- 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
- Process technology and method for preparing bio-ingredients, foods and beverages in absence of oxygen23 Apr 2026US 2026/0107953 A1
- Methods and apparatus for processing chocolate27 Feb 2025US 2025/0064078 A1
- Processing of seeds of fruit25 Jul 2024US 2024/0245070 A1
- Chocolate and chocolate confectionery9 May 2024US 2024/0148014 A1Wet Holdings (Global) Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cocoa components, edible products having enriched polyphenol content, methods of making same and medical uses45US 6,312,753 B1Mars, Incorporated · 2001
- Method for producing fat and/or solids from cocoa beans40US 6,015,913 AMars, Incorporated · 2000
- Process for the processing of cacao beans35US 4,758,444 AMeiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. · 1988
- Process for the processing of cacao beans29US 4,871,562 AMeiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. · 1989
- Process for preparing food products containing cocoa polyphenols23US 6,194,020 B1Mars, Incorporated · 2001