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A23P 20/15

Apparatus or processes for coating with liquid or semi-liquid products

Full Title

Coating of foodstuffs; Coatings therefor; Making laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs > Coating with edible coatings, e.g. with oils or fats > Apparatus or processes for coating with liquid or semi-liquid products

Filing statistics

CPC A23P 20/15 belongs to the parent subclass A23P, which recorded 40,098 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,490 in 2013 to 3,318 in 2023 (+33%), peaking at 4,939 applications in 2020. 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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  • A23P 20/17 by dipping in a bath
  • A23P 20/18 by spray-coating, fluidised-bed coating or coating by casting (combined with breading A23P20/12)

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