A23L 27/40
Table salts
Official title: Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes
A23L27/40 (Table salts) appears on 234 US grants and 397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 234
- Published applications
- 397
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 924
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 1 | 19 |
| 2010 | 4 | 19 |
| 2011 | 5 | 18 |
| 2012 | 6 | 27 |
| 2013 | 10 | 22 |
| 2014 | 3 | 20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 5 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 17 |
| 2019 | 5 | 29 |
| 2020 | 4 | 20 |
| 2021 | 15 | 29 |
| 2022 | 6 | 25 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 4 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Liquid oil-based fat system composition for microwave popcorn22 Sep 2026US 12,740,579 B2ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.
- Liquid oil-based fat system composition for microwave popcorn18 Aug 2026US 12,708,126 B2ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.
- Caffeine-free ready-to-drink composition for pre-caffeine cognitive priming28 Jul 2026US 12,691,061 B1
- Caking resistant salt compositions24 Feb 2026US 12,557,833 B2Cargill, Incorporated
- Dough-based food product and method of preparing23 Dec 2025US 12,501,905 B2General Mills, Inc.
- Method for preparing an organic low-sodium green salt from marine green plants1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293952 A1Gooddays 4Veer LLC
- Pulled Oxtail Meat and Methods of Preparation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283202 A1
- Natural Salt-Reducing Peptide Composition and Its Use16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198540 A1Suzhou Aquafarmtory Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Vegan-based whole egg substitute product9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191242 A1
- Method for Producing Carnallite and a Carnallite Product18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165352 A1Smart Salt, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sodium-free salt substitute73US 4,243,691 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1981
- Encapsulated material with controlled release62US 6,290,988 B1Instituut Voor Agrotechnologisch Onderzoek (ATO-DLO) · 2001
- Ingestibles containing substantially tasteless sweetness inhibitors as bitter taste reducers or substantially tasteless bitter inhibitors as sweet taste reducers61US 5,232,735 ABioResearch Inc. · 1993
- Specific eatable taste modifiers60US 5,637,618 ABioResearch Inc. · 1997
- Low sodium salt seasoning45US 4,216,244 A1980