Y02P 60/85
Food storage or conservation
Official title: Food storage or conservation, e.g. cooling or drying
Y02P60/85 (Food storage or conservation) appears on 182 US grants and 185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02P- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 185
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 501
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 23 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ice making module, and ice maker and refrigerator having the same26 May 2026US 12,638,225 B2
- Sterilization module and cart processing module21 Apr 2026US 12,604,911 B2Cj Cheiljedang Corporation
- Plasma sterilization packaging device for agricultural products and using method thereof4 Nov 2025US 12,459,695 B1Zhejiang A & F University
- Ice formation14 Oct 2025US 12,442,576 B2II-Vi Delaware, Inc.
- Ice making machine with ice cube weighing function30 Sep 2025US 12,429,271 B2Smyze Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
- Four-device-in-one multi-function bungalow13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234951 A1Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
- Three-dimensional hollow heat exchanger and its applications16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202151 A1Zhejiang Normal University
- Ice-making method, ice-making apparatus, storage medium, and computer program product1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002717 A1Wuhu Midea Kitchen and Bath Appliances Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Ice-making method, ice-making apparatus, storage medium, and computer program product1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002719 A1Wuhu Midea Kitchen and Bath Appliances Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Ice making machine with ice cube weighing function11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377147 A1Smyze Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process and equipment for manufacturing clear, solid ice of spherical and other shapes72US 6,857,277 B22005
- Blancher with multiple cooling zones50US 5,752,431 A1998
- Oven apparatus for efficiently cooking food48US 6,707,014 B12004
- Expandable plug and control method47US 6,053,210 AUponor N.V. · 2000
- Ice machine with assisted harvest44US 6,681,580 B2Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc. · 2004