CPC Subgroup Additional Only
A23V 2250/156 Mineral combination (undefined extract A23V2250/1638)
Full Title
Food ingredients > Inorganic Compounds > Mineral combination (undefined extract A23V2250/1638)
Filing statistics
CPC A23V 2250/156 belongs to the parent subclass A23V, which recorded 256,778 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16,112 in 2013 to 14,487 in 2023 (-10%), peaking at 34,993 applications in 2016. 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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- A23V 2250/1562 Silver
- A23V 2250/1564 Aluminium
- A23V 2250/1566 Arsenic
- A23V 2250/1568 Gold
- A23V 2250/157 Beryllium
- A23V 2250/1572 Boron
- A23V 2250/1574 Bromine
- A23V 2250/1576 Carbon
- A23V 2250/1578 Calcium
- A23V 2250/158 Cadmium
- A23V 2250/1582 Chlorine
- A23V 2250/1584 Cobalt
- A23V 2250/1586 Chromium
- A23V 2250/1588 Copper
- A23V 2250/159 Fluorine
- A23V 2250/1592 Iron
- A23V 2250/1594 Francium
- A23V 2250/1596 Gallium
- A23V 2250/1598 Iodine
- A23V 2250/16 Potassium
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