A23G 1/22
Chocolate moulds
Official title: Chocolate moulds (A23G1/21 takes precedence)
A23G1/22 (Chocolate moulds) appears on 57 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 57
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 137
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Robotized line for the production of chocolate products24 Mar 2026US 12,582,138 B2TECNO 3 S.r.l.
- Process for dispensing fluid foodstuff material into a shaping cavity of a mould4 Oct 2022US 11,457,648 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Injection molding system for a fat-containing product17 Sep 2019US 10,412,973 B2Live-Tech S.R.L.
- Mold with optimized heat transfer properties10 Apr 2018US 9,936,718 B2Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
- Mold for forming at least one food product14 Mar 2017US 9,591,874 B2Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
- Robotized line for the production of chocolate products8 Aug 2024US 2024/0260603 A1TECNO 3 S.r.l.
- Mold for vegetable fats and use of same7 Mar 2024US 2024/0074451 A1
- Mold for vegetable fats and use of same17 Feb 2022US 2022/0046944 A1
- Apparatus and method for forming molded products4 Nov 2021US 2021/0339438 A1
- Apparatus and method for forming molded products21 Oct 2021US 2021/0323203 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lollipop-type confection formed and packaged in an elastic mold59US 4,902,519 AWm. Wrigley Jr. Company · 1990
- Method of making chocolate candy sculpture of photo image54US 4,455,320 AChocolate Photos · 1984
- Process for molding chocolate to make chocolate block having ornamental pattern and internal hollow cavity49US 4,421,773 AAkutagawa Chocolate Co., Ltd. · 1983
- Packed in-pack filled product on stick46US 6,045,836 ANestec S. A. · 2000
- Use of silicone for manufacturing confectionery moulds and baking receptacles in general36US 6,197,359 B1Lekue, S.L. · 2001