DIFF Main Group
A21C 9/00 Other apparatus for handling dough or dough pieces
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- A21C 9/02 Apparatus for hanging or distributing strings of dough, such as noodles, spaghetti or macaroni, on bars IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A21C 9/04 Apparatus for spreading granular material on, or sweeping or coating the surfaces of, pieces or sheets of dough +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A21C 9/06 Apparatus for filling pieces of dough such as doughnuts +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A21C 9/08 Depositing, arranging and conveying apparatus for handling pieces, e.g. sheets of dough +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in 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