A23P 20/10
Coating with edible coatings
Official title: Coating with edible coatings, e.g. with oils or fats
A23P20/10 (Coating with edible coatings) appears on 1,270 US grants and 1,753 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23P- Granted patents
- 1,270
- Published applications
- 1,753
- Assignees
- 824
- Inventors
- 3,919
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 12 |
| 2002 | 28 | 44 |
| 2003 | 24 | 43 |
| 2004 | 20 | 73 |
| 2005 | 18 | 73 |
| 2006 | 22 | 72 |
| 2007 | 28 | 56 |
| 2008 | 14 | 74 |
| 2009 | 21 | 53 |
| 2010 | 22 | 76 |
| 2011 | 29 | 48 |
| 2012 | 21 | 62 |
| 2013 | 30 | 66 |
| 2014 | 31 | 69 |
| 2015 | 33 | 77 |
| 2016 | 33 | 89 |
| 2017 | 45 | 68 |
| 2018 | 45 | 79 |
| 2019 | 35 | 79 |
| 2020 | 35 | 84 |
| 2021 | 46 | 78 |
| 2022 | 45 | 100 |
| 2023 | 49 | 94 |
| 2024 | 45 | 86 |
| 2025 | 31 | 53 |
| 2026 | 32 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A23P 20/12Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs580
- A23P 20/15Apparatus or processes for coating with liquid or semi-liquid products310
- A23P 20/105Coating with compositions containing vegetable or microbial fermentation gums207
- A23P 20/11Coating with compositions containing a majority of oils, fats, mono/diglycerides, fatty acids197
Recent patents
- Method and a drum coater for coating small items, such as tablets, and a coating system comprising such drum coaters6 Oct 2026US 12,751,900 B2
- Method and apparatus for delivering an API-containing liquid to an edible substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,915 B2Transport Authority, Inc.
- Preparation of hydrophobic surfaces6 Oct 2026US 12,752,300 B2Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
- Breading and sifting station15 Sep 2026US 12,733,670 B2AyrKing Corporation
- Edible coating composition and method for making and producing the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,115 B2Dawn Food Products, Inc.
- Flavoring mechanism for steam oven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305656 A1
- Fry batter composition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305675 A1Corn Products Development, Inc.
- Work-saving improvements for food-process lines8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307098 A1Nothum Manufacturing Company
- Seitan food products1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293933 A1Cargill, Incorporated
- Food coating device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256180 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Controlled release coatings derived from aqueous dispersions of zein376US 5,356,467 AEuroceltique, S.A. · 1994
- Pharmaceutical and cosmetic carrier or composition for topical application284US 6,911,211 B2Foamix Ltd. · 2005
- Aqueous dispersions of zein and preparation thereof243US 5,324,351 AEuroceltique, S.A. · 1994
- Products for topical applications comprising oil bodies182US 6,599,513 B2SemBioSys Genetics Inc. · 2003
- Products for topical applications comprising oil bodies166US 6,372,234 B1SemBioSys Genetics Inc. · 2002