CPC Main Group
A23B 2/00 Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23B 2/05 by heating using irradiation or electric treatment (drying or kilning A23B2/90)
- A23B 2/10 by treatment with pressure variation, shock, acceleration or shear stress
- A23B 2/20 by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, through the apparatus
- A23B 2/30 by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
- A23B 2/40 by heating loose unpacked materials
- A23B 2/50 by irradiation without heating
- A23B 2/60 by treatment with electric currents without heating effect
- A23B 2/70 by treatment with chemicals
- A23B 2/80 Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B 2/90 by drying or kilning; Subsequent reconstitution
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NESTLE CH 5,075
- NESTEC CH 3,916
- DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
- SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
- CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
- CARGILL US 1,708
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
- MARS US 1,161