A23L
Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for
Official title: Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof (preservation thereof a23b)
A23L (Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for) appears on 31,990 US grants and 48,908 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 31,990
- Published applications
- 48,908
- Assignees
- 14,178
- Inventors
- 79,007
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 407 | 0 |
| 1977 | 253 | 0 |
| 1978 | 247 | 0 |
| 1979 | 196 | 0 |
| 1980 | 259 | 0 |
| 1981 | 278 | 0 |
| 1982 | 215 | 0 |
| 1983 | 212 | 0 |
| 1984 | 225 | 0 |
| 1985 | 289 | 0 |
| 1986 | 248 | 0 |
| 1987 | 249 | 0 |
| 1988 | 295 | 0 |
| 1989 | 397 | 0 |
| 1990 | 366 | 0 |
| 1991 | 369 | 0 |
| 1992 | 396 | 0 |
| 1993 | 410 | 0 |
| 1994 | 358 | 0 |
| 1995 | 417 | 0 |
| 1996 | 476 | 0 |
| 1997 | 450 | 0 |
| 1998 | 487 | 0 |
| 1999 | 676 | 0 |
| 2000 | 685 | 0 |
| 2001 | 682 | 242 |
| 2002 | 675 | 899 |
| 2003 | 644 | 1161 |
| 2004 | 528 | 1408 |
| 2005 | 356 | 1488 |
| 2006 | 465 | 1458 |
| 2007 | 400 | 1487 |
| 2008 | 323 | 1568 |
| 2009 | 374 | 1646 |
| 2010 | 566 | 1955 |
| 2011 | 632 | 1787 |
| 2012 | 859 | 1791 |
| 2013 | 1016 | 2134 |
| 2014 | 1241 | 2157 |
| 2015 | 1096 | 2159 |
| 2016 | 1090 | 2220 |
| 2017 | 1183 | 2150 |
| 2018 | 1129 | 2145 |
| 2019 | 1240 | 2425 |
| 2020 | 1377 | 2581 |
| 2021 | 1367 | 2663 |
| 2022 | 1403 | 2834 |
| 2023 | 1217 | 2677 |
| 2024 | 1211 | 2447 |
| 2025 | 1216 | 2010 |
| 2026 | 840 | 1416 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A23L 33/00Modifying nutritive qualities of foods14,012
- A23L 27/00Spices5,809
- A23L 2/00Non-alcoholic beverages5,280
- A23L 29/00Foods or foodstuffs containing additives4,900
- A23L 5/00Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general4,230
- A23L 7/00Cereal-derived products3,723
- A23L 19/00Products from fruits or vegetables2,243
- A23L 13/00Meat products2,029
All 17 main groupsShow fewer
- A23L 11/00Pulses, i.e. fruits of leguminous plants, for production of food1,595
- A23L 17/00Food-from-the-sea products907
- A23L 25/00Food consisting mainly of nutmeat or seeds666
- A23L 23/00Soups662
- A23L 15/00Egg products588
- A23L 9/00Puddings587
- A23L 21/00Marmalades, jams, jellies or the like502
- A23L 31/00Edible extracts or preparations of fungi319
- A23L 35/00Foods or foodstuffs not provided for in groups a23l5/00 - a23l33/00187
Recent patents
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- Method for providing proteinaceous composition6 Oct 2026US 12,751,468 B2Michael Foods, Inc.
- Non-dairy creamer formulation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,472 B2WhiteWave Services, Inc.
- Meat flavouring6 Oct 2026US 12,751,473 B2Ants Innovate Pte. Ltd.
- Compositions for sour taste balancing6 Oct 2026US 12,751,474 B2Symrise AG
- A method of operating a baking oven and baking oven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305621 A1E. G. O. Elektro-Geratebau GmbH
- Enzymatic modification of galactolipids in food8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305624 A1International N&H Denmark Aps
- Acidic liquid seasoning, as well as oxidation prevention method, antioxidant, acidity reduction method and acidity reducer for acidic liquid seasoning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305628 A1Kewpie Corporation
- Compositions and methods for improving immune health8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305635 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Vegetable streched-curd cheese and method of production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305638 A1Dreamfarm S.R.L. Sb
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soybean transgenic event MON 87708 and methods of use thereof1,155US 8,501,407 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2013
- Juicer including a juicer cartridge reader433US 10,046,904 B2Fresh Press LLC · 2018
- Taste-improving composition and application of the same393US 7,851,004 B2San-Ei Gen F. F. I., Inc. · 2010
- Composition useful for in vivo delivery of biologics and methods employing same369US 5,498,421 AVivorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1996
- Process for the heterotrophic production of microbial products with high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids354US 5,130,242 APhycotech, Inc. · 1992