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A22B 3/12

Kosher slaughtering devices

Full Title

Slaughtering or stunning (; cutting in general B26) > Kosher slaughtering devices

Filing statistics

CPC A22B 3/12 belongs to the parent subclass A22B, which recorded 4,469 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 269 in 2013 to 299 in 2023 (+11%), peaking at 552 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class A22 are NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER & COMPANY (515 applications), MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (384 applications) and MAYEKAWA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (297 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER & COMPANY DE 515
  2. MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY NL 384
  3. MAYEKAWA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 297
  4. POLY-CLIP SYSTEM & COMPANY DE 198
  5. MAREL STORK POULTRY PROCESSING NL 155
  6. ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK & COMPANY DE 148
  7. GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL NL 146
  8. LINCO FOOD SYSTEMS DK 145
  9. VEMAG MASCHINENBAU DE 133
  10. FOODMATE NL 130