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A23G 3/26

Apparatus for coating by tumbling

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products > Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor > Apparatus for coating or filling sweetmeats or confectionery > Apparatus for coating by tumbling

CPC:

Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products (chewing gum A23G4/00) > Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor > Apparatus for coating or filling sweetmeats or confectionery > Apparatus for coating by tumbling

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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