A21B BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING (domestic baking equipment A47J37/00)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
Subclass A21B encompasses bakers' ovens and mechanical equipment used in the baking process, including oven design, heating systems, and loading/unloading mechanisms. It covers equipment for industrial and commercial baking operations, such as tunnel ovens, batch ovens, and auxiliary machinery for dough handling during baking. This subclass excludes dough preparation and processing equipment (covered under A21C) and food preparation devices outside the baking context, focusing specifically on the thermal treatment and mechanical handling of dough and batter in baking applications.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING
CPC: BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING (domestic baking equipment A47J37/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING
BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING (domestic baking equipment A47J37/00)
Additional Content IPC
Domestic baking equipment
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 482
- JOYOUNG COMPANY 322
- HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT AT 307
- GENERAL MILLS US 304
- ADEKA CORPORATION 207
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 196
- NOVOZYMES DK 186
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS (KRAFT FOODS) US 181
- NESTEC CH 177
- NESTLE CH 171
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GENERAL MILLS US 346
- HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT AT 330
- NESTEC CH 235
- NESTLE CH 193
- NOVOZYMES DK 186
- CARGILL US 181
- PURATOS BE 181
- J-OIL MILLS JP 174
- INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS (KRAFT FOODS) US 173
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 169