A23L 5/57
Chemical peeling or cleaning of harvested fruits, vegetables or other foodstuffs
Official title: {Chemical peeling or cleaning of harvested fruits, vegetables or other foodstuffs (mechanical aspect A23N, A23P)}
A23L5/57 (Chemical peeling or cleaning of harvested fruits, vegetables or other foodstuffs) appears on 88 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23L- Granted patents
- 88
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 204
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Food processing oxidation treatment forumlations and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,685,320 B2
- Immersion container for treating produce with an ozonated concentrate liquid13 Jan 2026US 12,520,855 B2BioSure North America LLC
- Foaming produce washes and methods of dispensing and using the same9 Dec 2025US 12,492,357 B2Beaumont Products, Inc.
- Rheology modified low foaming liquid antimicrobial compositions and methods of use thereof18 Mar 2025US 12,252,672 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Food preparation disinfection treatment methods12 Nov 2024US 12,137,699 B1BioSure North America LLC
- Enhanced washing of food products23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324988 A1Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Enhanced washing of food products23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324989 A1Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Method for preparation of tempeh, tempeh prepared thereby, sauce containing prepared tempeh, and preparation method therefor23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325008 A1Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Immersion container for treating produce with an ozonated concentrate liquid9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311742 A1BioSure North America LLC
- Food processing oxidation treatment forumlations and methods18 Sep 2025US 2025/0287966 A1Clean Chemistry, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and composition for washing poultry during processing87US 6,514,556 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2003
- Microorganism reduction methods and compositions for food cleaning75US 6,455,086 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2002
- Egg washing and disinfection process62US 5,756,139 ASolvay Interox Limited · 1998
- Acidic antimicrobial compositions for treating food and food contact surfaces and methods of use thereof48US 6,867,233 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2005
- Method and composition for washing poultry during processing46US 7,381,439 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2008