CPC Subgroup
A21D 15/04 by heat treatment
Full Title
Improving finished bakery products (refreshing bakery products A21D17/00) > by heat treatment
Filing statistics
CPC A21D 15/04 belongs to the parent subclass A21D, which recorded 28,227 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,869 in 2013 to 1,482 in 2023 (-21%), peaking at 3,848 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A21 are GENERAL MILLS (346 applications), HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT (330 applications) and NESTEC (235 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GENERAL MILLS US 346
- HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT AT 330
- NESTEC CH 235
- NESTLE CH 193
- NOVOZYMES DK 186
- CARGILL US 181
- PURATOS BE 181
- J-OIL MILLS JP 174
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS (KRAFT FOODS) US 173
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 169