Y02P 60/80
Food processing
Official title: Food processing, e.g. use of renewable energies or variable speed drives in handling, conveying or stacking
Y02P60/80 (Food processing) appears on 1,357 US grants and 1,779 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02P- Granted patents
- 1,357
- Published applications
- 1,779
- Assignees
- 997
- Inventors
- 3,746
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 27 | 24 |
| 2003 | 17 | 49 |
| 2004 | 25 | 41 |
| 2005 | 13 | 35 |
| 2006 | 13 | 51 |
| 2007 | 14 | 37 |
| 2008 | 14 | 46 |
| 2009 | 21 | 62 |
| 2010 | 16 | 62 |
| 2011 | 35 | 101 |
| 2012 | 52 | 73 |
| 2013 | 61 | 106 |
| 2014 | 77 | 89 |
| 2015 | 47 | 98 |
| 2016 | 42 | 94 |
| 2017 | 55 | 89 |
| 2018 | 49 | 72 |
| 2019 | 56 | 95 |
| 2020 | 45 | 89 |
| 2021 | 46 | 82 |
| 2022 | 57 | 103 |
| 2023 | 63 | 124 |
| 2024 | 55 | 69 |
| 2025 | 63 | 55 |
| 2026 | 23 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Animal feed compositions11 Aug 2026US 12,702,146 B2Dsm IP Assets B.V.
- Methods for extracting and encapsulating phenolics from food waste, related compositions, and related articles4 Aug 2026US 12,698,141 B2Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
- Corn sweet steeping16 Jun 2026US 12,653,218 B2Danisco US Inc.
- Pasture treatments for enhanced carbon sequestration and reduction in livestock-produced greenhouse gas emissions2 Jun 2026US 12,642,284 B2Locus Solutions Ipco, LLC
- Animal feed compositions and methods of use26 May 2026US 12,636,349 B2Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- Coffee making system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248322 A1Maxi (Beijing) International Brand Management Co., Ltd.
- Use of sugar cane extracts in the treatment or prevention of microbial infections and dysbiosis27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248874 A1Poly Gain Pte Ltd
- Method for cultivation of black soldier fly larvae using high-concentration organic wastewater and trans-abdominal predigestion of plant-based feedstuff by black soldier fly larvae20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240129 A1Bioforte Biotechnology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Pelleted Complete Mixed Feed (PCMF) For Improving Lamb Quality And Method Of Preparation Thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240935 A1Baotou Beichen Feed and Technology Inc.
- Use of hesperetin in preparation of drug or feed additive for treating or preventing porcine enveloped virus infections13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232623 A1Hubei Horwath Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for increasing the accessibility of cellulose in lignocellulosic materials, particularly hardwoods agricultural residues and the like177US 4,461,648 A1984
- Processing biomass176US 7,932,065 B2Xyleco, Inc. · 2011
- Renewable chemical production from novel fatty acid feedstocks167US 7,883,882 B2Solazyme, Inc. · 2011
- Edible thermoplastic and nutritious pet chew92US 6,455,083 B1Natural Polymer International Corporation · 2002
- Combination convection and steamer oven91US 4,700,685 ALincoln Foodservice Products, Inc. · 1987