A23G 4/12
Containing microorganisms or enzymes
Official title: containing microorganisms or enzymes; containing paramedical or dietetical agents, e.g. vitamins (containing dairy products A23G4/16)
A23G4/12 (Containing microorganisms or enzymes) appears on 234 US grants and 340 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 234
- Published applications
- 340
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 741
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 29 |
| 2004 | 12 | 22 |
| 2005 | 8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 1 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 17 |
| 2014 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Supported nicotine composition18 Aug 2026US 12,708,136 B2Zanoprima Lifesciences Limited
- Cannabinoid chewing gum with sugar alcohols19 May 2026US 12,629,332 B2NordicCan A/S
- Tableted cannabinoid chewing gum with tableted modules24 Mar 2026US 12,582,602 B2NordicCan A/S
- Oral product with a basic amine and an ion pairing agent3 Mar 2026US 12,564,552 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Multi-virus anti-infectivity and pro-immunity assembly24 Feb 2026US 12,558,387 B2
- Process for the preparation of particularly hard chewing gum19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076391 A1
- Nicotine based gum formulation19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076957 A1
- Molded confectionery products and methods of making same23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324998 A1Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- Thermal energy system for administering active agents5 Jun 2025US 2025/0177293 A1Ultraoral Ltd.
- Method for incorporating fat-soluble ingredient into comestible product, and product resulting therefrom24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127188 A1Perfetti Van Melle Benelux B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oral care composition coated gum103US 5,380,530 AWhiteHill Oral Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Method of protecting teeth against erosion102US 6,685,920 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Composition to reduce or quit smoking addiction94US 6,845,777 B22005
- Chewing cum capable of releasing finely divided water-insoluble materials therefrom89US 4,238,475 ALife Savers, Inc. · 1980
- Multiply-substituted protease variants83US 6,312,936 B1Genencor International, Inc. · 2001