CPC Subgroup
A23B 9/005 Full Title
Preservation of edible seeds, e.g. cereals (preservation of pulses A23B75/00)
Filing statistics
CPC A23B 9/005 belongs to the parent subclass A23B, which recorded 70,709 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,738 in 2013 to 4,463 in 2023 (+19%), peaking at 9,429 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class A23 are NESTLE (5,075 applications), NESTEC (3,916 applications) and DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) (2,558 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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