A23G 3/0097
Decorating sweetmeats or confectionery
Official title: {Decorating sweetmeats or confectionery}
A23G3/0097 (Decorating sweetmeats or confectionery) appears on 103 US grants and 235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 235
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 338
- Latest grant
- 28 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 1 | 22 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 1 | 19 |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conductor and member interactive decoration28 Oct 2025US 12,453,356 B2
- Candy with visual effects and production methods thereof21 Oct 2025US 12,446,592 B2
- Edible ink formulations including calcium carbonate20 May 2025US 12,302,921 B2Mars, Incorporated
- Edible confectionery ink composition for 3D-printing29 Apr 2025US 12,285,024 B2Bunges Loders Croklaan B.V.
- System for depositing foodstuff material in the fluid state on a foodstuff product16 Jul 2024US 12,035,741 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Edible primer for absorbent food products13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231962 A1Sun Chemical Corporation
- Conductor and member interactive decoration7 May 2026US 2026/0123637 A1
- Method for coating food products and related apparatus2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090562 A1Soremartec S.A.
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for imprinting confectionery products with edible ink54US 5,834,047 A1998
- Method for applying solid edible particulates to an edible substrate50US 7,736,681 B2Nestec S. A. · 2010
- Process for molding chocolate to make chocolate block having ornamental pattern and internal hollow cavity49US 4,421,773 AAkutagawa Chocolate Co., Ltd. · 1983
- Apparatus and method for applying solid edible particulates to an edible substrate44US 8,347,808 B2Nestec S. A. · 2013
- High resolution ink-jet printing on edibles and products made36US 7,884,953 B1Mars, Incorporated · 2011