CPC Main Group
A23B 4/00 Preservation of meat, sausages, fish or fish products
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23B 4/005 Preserving by heating
- A23B 4/015 Preserving by irradiation or electric treatment without heating effect
- A23B 4/02 Preserving by means of inorganic salts (apparatus therefor A23B4/26, A23B4/32)
- A23B 4/03 Drying; Subsequent reconstitution
- A23B 4/044 Smoking; Smoking devices
- A23B 4/06 Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B 4/10 Coating with a protective layer; Compositions or apparatus therefor
- A23B 4/12 Preserving with acids; Acid fermentation
- A23B 4/14 Preserving with chemicals not covered by groups A23B4/02 or A23B4/12
- A23B 4/26 Apparatus for preserving using liquids
- A23B 4/32 Apparatus for preserving using solids
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