Patent Theme
Advanced Food Processing Methods
Techniques and equipment for transforming raw food materials into finished products, focusing on efficiency, quality, texture modification, or specific physical alterations like extrusion, drying, or selective material removal.
4,129 US filings from 1,797 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,169 · 2024: 1,367 · 2025: 1,173 · 2026 YTD: 420
Foods & Beverages
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. | 67 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | -56.0% |
| 2 | Cargill, Incorporated | 59 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 8 | -10.5% |
| 3 | General Mills, Inc. | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | +63.6% |
| 4 | CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION | 39 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 5 | NIKON CORPORATION | 38 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 6 | THE FYNDER GROUP, INC. | 35 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | -72.2% |
| 7 | AMANO ENZYME INC. | 29 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | +12.5% |
| 8 | DISCO CORPORATION | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 7 | -71.4% |
| 9 | Roquette Freres | 29 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 3 | +100.0% |
| 10 | MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | 23 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | -22.2% |
| 11 | Corn Products Development, Inc. | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | +12.5% |
| 12 | DSM IP ASSETS B.V. | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -33.3% |
| 13 | Frito-Lay North America, Inc. | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | +120.0% |
| 14 | MARS, INCORPORATED | 22 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | +66.7% |
| 15 | JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 16 | FIRMENICH SA | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +75.0% |
| 17 | Conagra Foods RDM, Inc. | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | · | -25.0% |
| 18 | Bühler AG | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 20 | John Bean Technologies Corporation | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | · | +33.3% |
| 21 | Apeel Technology, Inc. | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 22 | GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V. | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | · | -60.0% |
| 23 | Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 24 | FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +25.0% |
| 25 | KRONES AG | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +20.0% |