B02B 1/00
Preparing grain for milling or like processes
Official title: Preparing grain for milling or like processes (hulling, husking, decorticating, polishing, removing the awns, or degerming B02B3/00)
B02B1/00 (Preparing grain for milling or like processes) appears on 168 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B02B- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 411
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 17 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- 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.
- Method of determining the mass balance closure quantification of fiber of a sample29 Jul 2025US 12,369,606 B1Soliton, Inc.
- Food safety method8 Apr 2025US 12,268,218 B2General Mills, Inc.
- 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.
- Systems and methods for dry embryo explant purification27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360511 A1
- Methods and systems for processing and formulating plant material14 Aug 2025US 2025/0255916 A1Flowerpod, LLC
- A process for the production of a soybean flour having a high solubility3 Apr 2025US 2025/0107557 A1La Sanfermese S.P.A.
- Smart high-pressure system with sprayers for spraying an end product in emulsion with water to suppress dust emitted during the movement of cereals6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041879 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Method and apparatus for preparation of genetically transformable plant tissue50US 7,402,734 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2008