A23L 5/41
Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives
Official title: Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence)
A23L5/41 (Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives) appears on 75 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 353
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 9 |
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| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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