B02B
Preparing grain for milling
Official title: PREPARING GRAIN FOR MILLING; REFINING GRANULAR FRUIT TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS BY WORKING THE SURFACE (making dough from cereals directly A21C; preservation or sterilisation of cereals A23B; cleaning fruit A23N; preparation of malt C12C)
B02B (Preparing grain for milling) appears on 390 US grants and 263 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B02B- Granted patents
- 390
- Published applications
- 263
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 696
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 18 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 18 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 7 | 16 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- System and method for improving the corn wet mill and dry mill process21 Jul 2026US 12,686,011 B2Lee Tech LLC
- Water- and energy-saving systems and methods for producing lime-cooked masa using a crusher19 May 2026US 12,628,851 B2Gruma S.A.B. De C.V.
- Method and device for cooperative control of rice hulling and rice polishing, and storage medium19 May 2026US 12,629,692 B2Central South University of Forestry and Technology
- Apparatus and method for producing hulled spelt seeds3 Feb 2026US 12,539,517 B2LEHNER Maschinenbau GmbH
- Apparatus to wash and hydrate rice for production of flour and starch23 Dec 2025US 12,502,675 B2Corn Products Development, Inc.
- Flow rate control mechanism of rice milling machine23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208199 A1Satake Corporation
- Tube Stuffer5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036497 A1
- Agricultural Sample Packaging System15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016379 A1Precision Planting LLC
- Impact ring and improved dehulling device8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008059 A1Buhler AG
- Process and apparatus for obtaining food products from durum wheat, and thus obtained products11 Dec 2025US 2025/0374940 A1Casillo Next Gen Food S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for recovery of corn coarse fiber (pericarp)70US 6,254,914 B1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2001
- Process for the production of animal feed and ethanol and novel animal feed69US 7,494,675 B2Archer Daniels Midland Company · 2009
- Corn oil processing and products comprising corn oil and corn meal obtained from corn53US 6,610,867 B2Cargill, Incorporated · 2003
- Processes for recovery of corn germ and optionally corn coarse fiber (pericarp)53US 6,899,910 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2005
- Method of moistening whole grains50US 4,055,673 AGebrueder Buehler AG · 1977