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
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