A23P 20/12
Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs
Official title: Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breading; Such apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering
A23P20/12 (Apparatus or processes for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs) appears on 580 US grants and 597 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23P- Granted patents
- 580
- Published applications
- 597
- Assignees
- 325
- Inventors
- 1,493
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 5 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 23 |
| 2025 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026 | 5 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Breading and sifting station15 Sep 2026US 12,733,670 B2AyrKing Corporation
- Wet collection of coating exhaust from food-product coating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,715,017 B2
- Work-saving improvements for food-process lines23 Jun 2026US 12,661,684 B2Nothum Manufacturing Company
- Food process line for in-line processing food and method for processing food5 May 2026US 12,616,228 B2Marel Further Processing B. V.
- Batter showering apparatus and application method10 Feb 2026US 12,543,771 B2Cargill, Incorporated
- 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
- Food coating device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256180 A1
- Method for producing a food product or a preliminary food precursor27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248155 A1Project Eaden GmbH
- Coating composition for baking paper, coated baking paper, method for making said baking paper, and use of said coated baking paper9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191249 A1Heiwei B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of flavoring and mechanically processing foods with polymer encapsulated flavor oils89US 5,759,599 AGivaudan Roure Flavors Corporation · 1998
- Topped savory snack foods76US 4,910,031 AFrito-Lay, Inc. · 1990
- Aqueous maltodextrin and cellulosic polymer film coatings62US 5,470,581 ABerwind Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. · 1995
- Method of making foods containing soluble high amylose starch58US 5,281,432 ANational Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation · 1994
- Food coating compositions for foods cooked by microwave57US 4,518,618 AThe Clorox Company · 1985