DIFF Main Group
A23F 5/00 Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00)
Introduced: January 1980
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof
CPC: Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof
CPC:
Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- A23F 5/02 Treating green coffee; Preparations produced thereby (roasting A23F5/04; removing unwanted substances A23F5/16; reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20; extraction A23F5/24) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/04 Methods of roasting coffee (machines therefor A23N12/00) since 1980 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/08 Methods of grinding coffee (coffee mills A47J42/00) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/10 Treating roasted coffee; Preparations produced thereby (removing unwanted substances A23F5/16; reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20; coffee extraction, making instant coffee A23F5/24) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/16 Removing unwanted substances (reducing or removing alkaloid content A23F5/20) since 1980 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/20 Reducing or removing alkaloid content; Preparations produced thereby; Extracts or infusions thereof since 1980 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/24 Extraction of coffee (isolation of coffee flavour or coffee oil A23F5/48); Coffee extracts (with reduced alkaloid content A23F5/20); Making instant coffee (methods of roasting extracted coffee A23F5/06) since 1980 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A23F 5/46 Coffee flavour; Coffee oil; Flavouring of coffee or coffee extract (synthetic coffee flavours A23L27/28) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
- NESTLE CH 4,562
- NESTEC CH 3,354
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
- DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
- SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
- CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
- CARGILL US 1,588
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314
Top Applicants (CPC)
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