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.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.672725114-56.0%
2Cargill, Incorporated591519178-10.5%
3General Mills, Inc.40711184+63.6%
4CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION3991884-55.6%
5NIKON CORPORATION3886168+166.7%
6THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.35101852-72.2%
7AMANO ENZYME INC.298894+12.5%
8DISCO CORPORATION2913727-71.4%
9Roquette Freres2928163+100.0%
10MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.235972-22.2%
11Corn Products Development, Inc.224891+12.5%
12DSM IP ASSETS B.V.229643-33.3%
13Frito-Lay North America, Inc.2255111+120.0%
14MARS, INCORPORATED227357+66.7%
15JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY219651-16.7%
16FIRMENICH SA206473+75.0%
17Conagra Foods RDM, Inc.19586·-25.0%
18Bühler AG1837710.0%
19HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.187722-71.4%
20John Bean Technologies Corporation18468·+33.3%
21Apeel Technology, Inc.167522-60.0%
22GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V.162104·-60.0%
23Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC155631-50.0%
24FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.155451+25.0%
25KRONES AG152562+20.0%