A23N 12/023
For washing potatoes, apples or similarly shaped vegetables or fruit
Official title: {for washing potatoes, apples or similarly shaped vegetables or fruit (washing grain B02B1/04)}
A23N12/023 (For washing potatoes, apples or similarly shaped vegetables or fruit) appears on 58 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23N- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 122
- Latest grant
- 8 Jul 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Root crop conveyor8 Jul 2025US 12,351,396 B2Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
- Alkyl ether amine foam control compounds and methods of processing foodstuffs3 Sep 2024US 12,076,664 B2Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Washer peeler cleaning system30 Apr 2024US 11,969,768 B2Vanmark Equipment, LLC
- Method and device for processing berries16 Apr 2024US 11,958,085 B2Munger Bros., LLC
- Systems and methods of controlling a concentration of microbubbles and nanobubbles of a solution for treatment of a product20 Feb 2024US 11,904,366 B2En Solución, Inc.
- Assembly for processing fruit and vegetable products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305673 A1Unitec S.P.A.
- Device for separating crops from debris9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192335 A1Agec AB
- Enhanced washing of food products23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324988 A1Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Enhanced washing of food products23 Oct 2025US 2025/0324989 A1Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Root crop conveyor23 Nov 2023US 2023/0373728 A1Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed28US 5,451,266 ASunkist Growers, Inc. · 1995
- Method of and apparatus for washing sod strips, and method of sodding with washed sod strips21US 4,063,384 AWarren Turf Nursery, Inc. · 1977
- Electric motor driven abrasive roller peeler and cleaning machine20US 5,780,088 A1998
- Simultaneous slicing and washing of vegetables16US 6,413,566 B2Heat and Control, Inc. · 2002
- Produce washer15US 5,413,131 A1995