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A23C 2210/25

Separating and blending

Full Title

Physical treatment of dairy products > Separating and blending

Filing statistics

CPC A23C 2210/25 belongs to the parent subclass A23C, which recorded 39,557 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,200 in 2013 to 2,472 in 2023 (+12%), peaking at 5,484 applications in 2016. 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

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23C 2210/252 Separating a milk product in at least two fractions followed by treatment of at least one of the fractions and remixing at least part of the two fractions
  • A23C 2210/254 Cream is separated from milk, one of the fractions is treated and at least part of the cream is remixed with the milk
  • A23C 2210/256 Removal or separation of bacteria, or a fraction containing bacteria, by centrifugation; Bactofugation
  • A23C 2210/258 Separation or recuperation of fats or lipids from whey or whey products

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NESTLE CH 5,075
  2. NESTEC CH 3,916
  3. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
  5. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
  6. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
  7. CARGILL US 1,708
  8. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
  10. MARS US 1,161