A23G 1/12
Chocolate-refining mills, i.e. roll refiners
A23G1/12 (Chocolate-refining mills, i.e. roll refiners) appears on 64 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 34
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 133
- Latest grant
- 9 May 2023
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-optimizing, adaptive industrial chocolate production system, and corresponding method thereof9 May 2023US 11,641,861 B2Buhler AG
- Conching device and method for conching a product mass7 Feb 2023US 11,571,004 B2NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
- Method for the production of a product mass29 Nov 2022US 11,510,419 B2NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
- Chocolate processing system and method11 Oct 2022US 11,464,241 B2CocoTerra Company
- Crushing device and method for crushing raw materials1 Feb 2022US 11,235,335 B2NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
- Method of manufacturing a chocolate product6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223881 A1Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding GmbH
- Device and Method for Processing a Product Mass24 Oct 2024US 2024/0349749 A1NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
- Colloid mill23 May 2024US 2024/0165629 A1Buhler AG
- Chocolate having strong aroma characteristics, and method for producing chocolate having strong aroma characteristics18 Apr 2024US 2024/0122202 A1Meiji Co., Ltd.
- Chocolate having strong aroma characteristics, and method for producing chocolate having strong aroma characteristics24 Mar 2022US 2022/0087282 A1Meiji Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for operating a conching device42US 5,156,867 ABuhler AG · 1992
- Fast conched candy coating and method24US 4,017,645 ABeatrice Foods Co. · 1977
- Fast conched candy coating17US 4,042,721 ABeatrice Foods Co. · 1977
- Method for continuous production of chocolate mass16US 4,440,797 AVeb Kombinat Nagema · 1984
- Device for conching chocolate compound16US 5,657,687 ACallebaut N.V. · 1997