C12C 11/11
Post fermentation treatments
Official title: Post fermentation treatments, e.g. carbonation, or concentration (methods for reducing the alcohol content after fermentation C12H3/00; methods for increasing the alcohol content after fermentation C12H6/00)
C12C11/11 (Post fermentation treatments) appears on 134 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12C- Granted patents
- 134
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 463
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 7 | 19 |
| 2021 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 12 | 18 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Functional beverage containing 1,3 butanediol11 Aug 2026US 12,703,842 B2KetoneAid Inc.
- Method and system for the filtration and stabilization of ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverages11 Aug 2026US 12,703,843 B2Porifera, Inc.
- Method for creating a craft beer with low alcohol content4 Aug 2026US 12,698,461 B2
- Method and system for producing ultra-high gravity alcoholic beverages using an enhanced draw solution28 Jul 2026US 12,692,464 B2Porifera, Inc.
- System and method for enhanced ethanol production14 Jul 2026US 12,679,794 B2ICM, Inc.
- Fermented beverage and method for producing same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275254 A1Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
- Method for producing malt-fermented liquid17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275255 A1Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
- A process of exotic craft whisky spirits with refreshing cues and aromatics of beer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250613 A1United Spirits Limited
- R-butylene glycol topical compositions for anti-aging, skin protection and hair treatment30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218249 A1KetoneAid Inc.
- Composition of d ß-hydroxybutyrate salts2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185128 A1KetoneAid Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Recovery of higher alcohols from dilute aqueous solutions61US 8,101,808 B2Gevo, Inc. · 2012
- Hop extract process and product40US 3,965,188 AMiller Brewing Company · 1976
- Continuous production of fermented liquids32US 4,009,286 AGroupement d'Interet Economique · 1977
- In-line carbonation system30US 10,456,757 B12019
- Methods for alcohol recovery and concentration of stillage by-products28US 8,906,204 B2Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC · 2014