B65D 2581/3402
Characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked
Official title: characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked
B65D2581/3402 (Characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked) appears on 547 US grants and 460 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 547
- Published applications
- 460
- Assignees
- 273
- Inventors
- 1,058
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 28 |
| 2004 | 11 | 19 |
| 2005 | 11 | 28 |
| 2006 | 12 | 29 |
| 2007 | 5 | 28 |
| 2008 | 6 | 23 |
| 2009 | 3 | 23 |
| 2010 | 8 | 23 |
| 2011 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 | 28 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 | 20 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 10 | 22 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 17 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 2581/3421Cooking pop-cornIndexing code171
- B65D 2581/3405Cooking bakery productsIndexing code141
- B65D 2581/3416Cooking meat productsIndexing code79
- B65D 2581/3412Cooking fried foodIndexing code31
- B65D 2581/3404Cooking pasta dishesIndexing code30
- B65D 2581/3425Cooking a complete mealIndexing code30
- B65D 2581/3427Cooking vegetablesIndexing code28
- B65D 2581/3428Cooking unusual food, i.e. none of the above foodsIndexing code27
Recent patents
- Stackable container system for storing and reheating food slice29 Sep 2026US 12,747,065 B2Pie-Pod, LLC
- Machine for cooking a dose of raw pasta in a container14 Jul 2026US 12,677,974 B2Pastificio Rana S.P.A.
- Closing device for a container9 Jun 2026US 12,649,614 B2
- Dual-layered food container17 Mar 2026US 12,577,024 B2
- Microwave package with low pressure venting feature30 Dec 2025US 12,509,291 B2Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
- Flavoring mechanism for steam oven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305656 A1
- Food container30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217411 A1
- Boil Over Reduction Compositions for Microwave Cooking18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165355 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Induction cooking vessel made from non-ferromagnetic materials16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103326 A1Kenyon International, Inc.
- Microwave popcorn bag9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097893 A1ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gas permeable microwave reactive package470US 4,896,009 AJames River Corporation · 1990
- Microwave heating package and method297US 4,190,757 AThe Pillsbury Company · 1980
- Patterned microwave susceptor213US 6,414,290 B1Graphic Packaging Corporation · 2002
- Controlled heating of foodstuffs by microwave energy202US 5,117,078 ABeckett Industries Inc. · 1992
- Patterned microwave susceptor element and microwave container incorporating same190US 6,717,121 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2004