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A23N 4/02

for stoning fruit

Introduced: July 1974

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Machines for stoning fruit or removing seed-containing sections from fruit, characterised by their stoning or removing device > for stoning fruit

CPC:

Machines for stoning fruit or removing seed-containing sections from fruit, characterised by their stoning or removing device (for peeling fruit and removing seed-containing sections A23N7/08; domestic devices for stoning fruit A47J23/00, for coring fruit A47J25/00) > for stoning fruit

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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  • A23N 4/04 for peaches, plums, apricots or the like since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23N 4/06 for cherries or the like (A23N4/04 takes precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23N 4/10 for fruit with very small pips, e.g. raisins since 1974 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