A23L 27/00
Spices
Official title: Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
A23L27/00 (Spices) appears on 5,809 US grants and 7,731 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 5,809
- Published applications
- 7,731
- Assignees
- 2,352
- Inventors
- 14,569
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 163 | 0 |
| 1977 | 106 | 0 |
| 1978 | 94 | 0 |
| 1979 | 66 | 0 |
| 1980 | 80 | 0 |
| 1981 | 96 | 0 |
| 1982 | 52 | 0 |
| 1983 | 78 | 0 |
| 1984 | 78 | 0 |
| 1985 | 94 | 0 |
| 1986 | 83 | 0 |
| 1987 | 76 | 0 |
| 1988 | 59 | 0 |
| 1989 | 82 | 0 |
| 1990 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | 83 | 0 |
| 1992 | 109 | 0 |
| 1993 | 96 | 0 |
| 1994 | 77 | 0 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 |
| 1996 | 106 | 0 |
| 1997 | 125 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 124 | 0 |
| 2000 | 126 | 0 |
| 2001 | 113 | 39 |
| 2002 | 123 | 172 |
| 2003 | 110 | 180 |
| 2004 | 83 | 223 |
| 2005 | 59 | 223 |
| 2006 | 75 | 232 |
| 2007 | 66 | 253 |
| 2008 | 42 | 267 |
| 2009 | 59 | 287 |
| 2010 | 83 | 317 |
| 2011 | 106 | 300 |
| 2012 | 136 | 271 |
| 2013 | 151 | 310 |
| 2014 | 143 | 306 |
| 2015 | 175 | 309 |
| 2016 | 127 | 308 |
| 2017 | 161 | 330 |
| 2018 | 155 | 391 |
| 2019 | 164 | 407 |
| 2020 | 218 | 442 |
| 2021 | 220 | 437 |
| 2022 | 221 | 423 |
| 2023 | 208 | 375 |
| 2024 | 193 | 408 |
| 2025 | 190 | 298 |
| 2026 | 121 | 223 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23L 27/20Synthetic spices, flavouring agents or condiments1,933
- A23L 27/30Artificial sweetening agents1,670
- A23L 27/70Fixation, conservation, or encapsulation of flavouring agents862
- A23L 27/10Natural spices, flavouring agents or condiments836
- A23L 27/60Salad dressings702
- A23L 27/88Taste or flavour enhancing agents353
- A23L 27/40Table salts234
- A23L 27/50Soya sauce192
Recent patents
- 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
- Circular use of food residues by microbial fermentation29 Sep 2026US 12,745,781 B2Technische Universität München
- Essential oil compositions and applications utilizing essential oils29 Sep 2026US 12,746,266 B2Ralco Nutrition, Inc.
- 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
- Edible oil and fat composition, method for inhibiting unpleasant taste, agent for inhibiting unpleasant taste, and method for producing deep-fried food8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305641 A1J-Oil Mills, Inc.
- Compositions for reducing off notes and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305655 A1Dsm-Firmenich AG
- Flavoring mechanism for steam oven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305656 A1
- Improvements in or relating to organic compounds8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305664 A1Givaudan SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Taste-improving composition and application of the same393US 7,851,004 B2San-Ei Gen F. F. I., Inc. · 2010
- Compositions which have a physiological cooling effect, and active compounds suitable for these compositions241US 5,266,592 AHaarmann & Reimer GmbH · 1993
- Flavor enhancing and modifying materials193US 4,612,942 AStevia Company, Inc. · 1986
- Embedding and encapsulation of controlled release particles188US 6,190,591 B1General Mills, Inc. · 2001
- Products for topical applications comprising oil bodies182US 6,599,513 B2SemBioSys Genetics Inc. · 2003