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A23F 5/36

Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee ( removing unwanted substances A23F5/18; flavouring A23F5/46)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee

CPC: Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee ( removing unwanted substances A23F5/18; flavouring A23F5/46)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof > Extraction of coffee; Coffee extracts; Making instant coffee > Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee

CPC:

Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof (preservation of coffee or coffee substitutes A23B90/00) > 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) > Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee ( removing unwanted substances A23F5/18; flavouring A23F5/46)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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  • A23F 5/42 using inorganic additives since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
  2. NESTLE CH 4,562
  3. NESTEC CH 3,354
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
  5. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
  6. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
  8. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
  9. CARGILL US 1,588
  10. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NESTLE CH 5,075
  2. NESTEC CH 3,916
  3. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,558
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,196
  5. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 2,133
  6. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,842
  7. CARGILL US 1,708
  8. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,341
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,279
  10. MARS US 1,161