A23K 10/16
Addition of microorganisms or extracts thereof
Official title: Addition of microorganisms or extracts thereof, e.g. single-cell proteins, to feeding-stuff compositions (A23K10/12 takes precedence)
A23K10/16 (Addition of microorganisms or extracts thereof) appears on 1,119 US grants and 2,150 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23K- Granted patents
- 1,119
- Published applications
- 2,150
- Assignees
- 914
- Inventors
- 4,005
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 32 |
| 2003 | 18 | 36 |
| 2004 | 14 | 42 |
| 2005 | 10 | 41 |
| 2006 | 10 | 38 |
| 2007 | 12 | 38 |
| 2008 | 16 | 41 |
| 2009 | 11 | 53 |
| 2010 | 16 | 77 |
| 2011 | 18 | 57 |
| 2012 | 28 | 73 |
| 2013 | 31 | 75 |
| 2014 | 55 | 63 |
| 2015 | 33 | 83 |
| 2016 | 41 | 84 |
| 2017 | 44 | 96 |
| 2018 | 54 | 94 |
| 2019 | 51 | 147 |
| 2020 | 76 | 139 |
| 2021 | 59 | 160 |
| 2022 | 86 | 155 |
| 2023 | 58 | 152 |
| 2024 | 68 | 140 |
| 2025 | 81 | 141 |
| 2026 | 60 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pet food compositions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,471 B2Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
- Probiotic Bacillus compositions and methods of use29 Sep 2026US 12,746,261 B2BiomEdit, Inc.
- Use of polyethers as carrier for active ingredients22 Sep 2026US 12,740,559 B2Evonik Operations GmbH
- Bacillus subtilis subspecies22 Sep 2026US 12,742,146 B2Novozymes A/S
- Method and composition for maintenance and/or improvement of memory/learning ability8 Sep 2026US 12,728,143 B2Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.
- Ruminant feed additive compositions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293935 A1International N&H Denmark Aps
- Bacillus composition to improve gastrointestinal health and faecal score24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283194 A1Chr. Hansen A/S
- Pasture treatments for enhanced carbon sequestration and reduction in livestock-produced greenhouse gas emissions24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283195 A1Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC
- Composition for use for improving or preserving mental health in canine24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284093 A1Mars, Incorporated
- Stable microbial composition and drying process17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271920 A1Danisco US Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for the heterotrophic production of microbial products with high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids354US 5,130,242 APhycotech, Inc. · 1992
- DHA-containing nutritional compositions and methods for their production165US 6,372,460 B1Martek Biosciences Corporation · 2002
- Pet food product containing probiotics145US 5,968,569 ANestec S. A. · 1999
- Food product having high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids134US 5,340,594 AOmegaTech, Inc. · 1994
- Microfloral biomass having omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids123US 5,518,918 AOmegaTech, Inc. · 1996