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A01J 15/10

Devices for manufacturing butter other than by churns

Full Title

Manufacturing butter > Devices for manufacturing butter other than by churns

Filing statistics

CPC A01J 15/10 belongs to the parent subclass A01J, which recorded 4,776 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 463 in 2013 to 252 in 2023 (-46%), peaking at 583 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A01 are JOHN DEERE (6,949 applications), MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,297 applications) and DOW AGROSCIENCES (5,458 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • A01J 15/12 with arrangements for making butter in a continuous process

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JOHN DEERE US 6,949
  2. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,297
  3. DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,458
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,296
  5. BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,654
  6. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,631
  7. SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,410
  8. CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,128
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,805
  10. BAYER DE 3,607