A61K 8/676
Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin c
Official title: {Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C}
A61K8/676 (Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin c) appears on 966 US grants and 1,403 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61K- Granted patents
- 966
- Published applications
- 1,403
- Assignees
- 615
- Inventors
- 2,782
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 13 |
| 2002 | 45 | 46 |
| 2003 | 30 | 78 |
| 2004 | 27 | 62 |
| 2005 | 13 | 46 |
| 2006 | 14 | 45 |
| 2007 | 18 | 58 |
| 2008 | 9 | 47 |
| 2009 | 9 | 41 |
| 2010 | 17 | 51 |
| 2011 | 17 | 38 |
| 2012 | 26 | 30 |
| 2013 | 29 | 38 |
| 2014 | 29 | 52 |
| 2015 | 42 | 53 |
| 2016 | 38 | 65 |
| 2017 | 32 | 73 |
| 2018 | 46 | 57 |
| 2019 | 32 | 57 |
| 2020 | 31 | 65 |
| 2021 | 36 | 61 |
| 2022 | 43 | 70 |
| 2023 | 26 | 72 |
| 2024 | 37 | 79 |
| 2025 | 29 | 60 |
| 2026 | 21 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Water-in-oil emulsion composition15 Sep 2026US 12,734,117 B2Resonac Corporation
- Eye formulations8 Sep 2026US 12,728,090 B1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Methods of treating dog dental health and related compositions and related kits14 Jul 2026US 12,678,389 B1Life's Abundance
- Water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic14 Jul 2026US 12,678,391 B2Shiseido Company, Ltd.
- Cosmetic composition23 Jun 2026US 12,661,313 B2Mary Kay Inc.
- Compositions and related kits for treating dog dental health8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306386 A1Life's Abundance
- Compositions and methods for skin protection and hydration1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294748 A1Truskin, LLC
- Organic Natural Deodorant containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast in Sake Kasu with Glutathione and method of manufacturing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294756 A1
- A photoprotective composition1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294768 A1Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
- Mineral oil-free, mechanically stable lipstick1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294787 A1Beiersdorf AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low intensity light therapy for the manipulation of fibroblast, and fibroblast-derived mammalian cells and collagen267US 6,676,655 B2Light BioScience, LLC · 2004
- Treatment of acne and skin disorders and compositions therefor226US 4,372,296 A1983
- Skin cream composition150US 5,922,331 AChanel, Inc. · 1999
- Intra-oral antioxidant preparations147US 5,906,811 AThione International, Inc. · 1999
- Composition for regenerating the collagen of connective skin tissue and a process for its preparation131US 4,668,516 A1987