A23L 11/45
Soy bean curds
Official title: Soy bean curds, e.g. tofu
A23L11/45 (Soy bean curds) appears on 201 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 201
- Published applications
- 195
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 709
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing cheese-like fermented food, and cheese-like fermented food26 May 2026US 12,635,704 B2Kikkoman Corporation
- Method for producing cheese-like snack food19 May 2026US 12,628,843 B2Fuji Oil Company, Limited
- Canola based tofu product and method23 Dec 2025US 12,501,922 B2Manitoba Canola Growers Association Inc.
- Tofu packing device4 Nov 2025US 12,459,688 B2Takai Tofu & Soymilk Equipment Co.
- Tofu with long shelf life and preparation method thereof10 Jun 2025US 12,324,448 B2China Agricultural University
- Tofu manufacturing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248168 A1House Foods Corporation
- Composition for improving mouthfeel, food/beverage product composition and method for producing same, and method for improving mouthfeel25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174110 A1Nagase Viita Co., Ltd.
- Compositions and methods for producing aromas4 Jun 2026US 2026/0150870 A1Nourish Ingredients Pty Ltd
- Method and apparatus for making jianbing14 May 2026US 2026/0130380 A1
- Apparatuses and methods for cooking plant products15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013672 A1
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- High beta-conglycinin products and their use36US 6,171,640 B2Monsanto Company · 2001
- Process of preparing shelf-stable "tofu" at normal temperature for long term35US 5,055,310 AAjinomoto Co., Inc. · 1991
- Method of producing cheese-like emulsified food34US 4,678,676 ATaiyo Yushi K.K. · 1987