B01F 23/236
Specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages
Official title: specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages
B01F23/236 (Specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages) appears on 656 US grants and 730 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01F- Granted patents
- 656
- Published applications
- 730
- Assignees
- 340
- Inventors
- 1,233
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 13 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 21 |
| 2012 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 23 |
| 2014 | 15 | 57 |
| 2015 | 21 | 44 |
| 2016 | 35 | 64 |
| 2017 | 34 | 54 |
| 2018 | 42 | 58 |
| 2019 | 43 | 48 |
| 2020 | 30 | 51 |
| 2021 | 37 | 31 |
| 2022 | 31 | 42 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 |
| 2024 | 36 | 49 |
| 2025 | 29 | 34 |
| 2026 | 24 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Process for in-line mineralisation and carbonation of demineralised water29 Sep 2026US 12,747,177 B2Flamingo Holding SA
- In-line gas liquid infusion smart system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,493 B2Flow Control LLC
- Apparatus for the preparation and dispensing of post-mix carbonated drinks25 Aug 2026US 12,715,748 B2Sodaflo Limited
- Multi-purpose valve for a beverage system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,882 B2SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Liquid control apparatus and related methods18 Aug 2026US 12,709,877 B2Delta Faucet Company
- Carbonation machine with fixed carbonation pulse duration24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284608 A1Sodastream Industries Ltd.
- Carbon dioxide gas dissolution apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273480 A1Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
- Beverage container with carbonating lid27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249256 A1Brumis Imports Inc.
- Hydrogen infused drinking system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249257 A1
- Hydrogen infused drinking system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249258 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low pressure, high efficiency carbonator and method132US 4,850,269 AAquatec GmbH · 1989
- Low cost beverage carbonating apparatus and method132US 5,156,871 AIMI Cornelius Inc. · 1992
- Fluid treatment125US 4,719,056 AIsoworth Limited · 1988
- Beverage carbonation device121US 4,458,584 AGeneral Foods Corporation · 1984
- Dual chamber carbonator for dispensing drinks119US 5,139,708 AIsoworth Limited · 1992