DIFF Subgroup
A21C 3/08 Machines for twisting strips of dough, e.g. for making pretzels
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Machines or apparatus for shaping batches of dough before subdivision > Machines for twisting strips of dough, e.g. for making pretzels
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
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