Machines for hulling, husking or cracking nuts

Filing statistics

CPC A23N 5/00 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

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Child Classifications

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A23N 5/002
A23N 5/004
A23N 5/006
A23N 5/008
A23N 5/01 for peanuts
A23N 5/03 for coconuts (A23N5/08 takes precedence)
A23N 5/08 for removing fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts (for peanuts A23N5/01)

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