CPC Main Group
A23F 5/00 Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00)
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Child Classifications
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- A23F 5/02 Treating green coffee; Preparations produced thereby (roasting A23F5/04; removing unwanted substances A23F5/16; reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20; extraction A23F5/24)
- A23F 5/04 Methods of roasting coffee (machines therefor A23N12/00)
- A23F 5/08 Methods of grinding coffee (coffee mills A47J42/00)
- A23F 5/10 Treating roasted coffee; Preparations produced thereby (removing unwanted substances A23F5/16; reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20; coffee extraction, making instant coffee A23F5/24)
- A23F 5/16 Removing unwanted substances (reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20)
- A23F 5/20 Reducing or removing alkaloid content; Preparations produced thereby; Extracts or infusions thereof
- A23F 5/24 Extraction of coffee (isolation of coffee flavour or coffee oil A23F5/48); Coffee extracts (with reduced alkaloid content A23F5/20); Making instant coffee (methods of roasting extracted coffee A23F5/06)
- A23F 5/44 Coffee substitutes
- A23F 5/46 Coffee flavour; Coffee oil; Flavouring of coffee or coffee extract (synthetic coffee flavours A23L27/28)
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