A24B 15/183
Sterilization, preservation or biological decontamination
Official title: {sterilization, preservation or biological decontamination}
A24B15/183 (Sterilization, preservation or biological decontamination) appears on 44 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24B- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 124
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pasteurization unit and methods of using the same7 Apr 2026US 12,594,352 B2Sanfilippo Tech, LLC.
- Materials for extracting toxins from tobacco3 Feb 2026US 12,538,938 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Tobacco having reduced tobacco specific nitrosamine content3 Feb 2026US 12,538,940 B2U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
- Consumable with a drying agent for an aerosol provision system and the aerosol provision system therefor20 Jan 2026US 12,527,345 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- White snus with tobacco taste25 Nov 2025US 12,478,089 B2JT International SA
- Method for curing tobacco leaves for mildew prevention using high-voltage electric field23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206824 A1China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Tobacco having reduced tobacco specific nitrosamine content14 May 2026US 2026/0130409 A1U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
- Pouched products with enhanced flavor stability30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114498 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Oral product with cellulosic flavor stabilizer18 Sep 2025US 2025/0287988 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Stabilization methods for tobacco and tobacco products27 Mar 2025US 2025/0098728 A1Altria Client Services LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilization process in the manufacturing of snuff251US 5,372,149 A1994
- Controlled flavor release tobacco pouch products and methods of making58US 8,863,755 B2Philip Morris USA Inc. · 2014
- Smokeless tobacco composition30US 7,946,295 B2R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 2011
- Smokeless tobacco composition22US 8,061,362 B2R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 2011
- Oral smokeless tobacco composition comprising liberated, delignified tobacco fibres and a method for its manufacture21US 10,390,557 B2Swedish Match North Europe AB · 2019