A23P 20/105
Coating with compositions containing vegetable or microbial fermentation gums
Official title: {Coating with compositions containing vegetable or microbial fermentation gums, e.g. cellulose or derivatives; Coating with edible polymers, e.g. polyvinyalcohol}
A23P20/105 (Coating with compositions containing vegetable or microbial fermentation gums) appears on 207 US grants and 305 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23P- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 305
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 796
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 9 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Edible coating composition and method for making and producing the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,115 B2Dawn Food Products, Inc.
- Enteric coating composition and method of making and using the same28 Jul 2026US 12,691,075 B2Sensient Colors LLC
- Starch film-forming compositions and methods of their use for preparing capsule shells26 May 2026US 12,636,256 B2Sirio Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Titanium dioxide free white film coating composition, process for preparing the same and method of use thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,599,566 B2Hercules Incorporated
- Multi-supplement food-additive3 Mar 2026US 12,564,206 B2The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
- Fry batter composition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305675 A1Corn Products Development, Inc.
- Film coating composition that does not use titanium oxide so as to be safe, and food and medicine formulations coated therewith20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240781 A1P2Kbio Inc.
- Heat-treated extended-release formulations20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240927 A1VitaKey Inc.
- Coating to Reduce Oil Uptake in Fried Snacks30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215472 A1Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
- Edible and Soluble Transfer Films for the Decoration of Beverages and Foodstuffs23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206817 A1Sun Chemical Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coatings based on polydextrose for aqueous film coating of pharmaceutical food and confectionary products106US 4,802,924 AColorcon, Inc. · 1989
- Edible film and method of making same98US 5,089,307 AMitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. · 1992
- Pharmaceutical coating composition, and preparation and dosages so coated97US 4,330,338 APurdue Research Foundation · 1982
- Compositions and methods for preparing an edible film of lower water vapor permeability94US 4,661,359 AGeneral Mills, Inc. · 1987
- Elegant film coating system92US 6,274,162 B1BPSI Holdings, Inc. · 2001