CPC Main Group
A23N 15/00 Machines or apparatus for other treatment of fruits or vegetables for human purposes; Machines or apparatus for topping or skinning flower bulbs
Filing statistics
CPC A23N 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass A23N, which recorded 30,721 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 830 in 2013 to 2,253 in 2023 (+171%), peaking at 5,233 applications in 2018. 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
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23N 15/01 for stripping Brussels' sprouts from stalks
- A23N 15/02 for stemming, piercing, or stripping fruit ; Removing sprouts of potatoes
- A23N 15/04 Devices for topping fruit or vegetables (topping onions A23N15/08)
- A23N 15/06 Devices for other treatment of fruit, e.g. marking, maturing, polishing
- A23N 15/08 Devices for topping or skinning onions or flower bulbs
- A23N 15/10 for shelling peas or beans
- A23N 15/12 for snipping or stringing beans
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