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A23N 5/00

Machines for hulling, husking or cracking nuts

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Machines for hulling, husking, or cracking nuts

CPC: Machines for hulling, husking or cracking nuts

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Machines for hulling, husking, or cracking nuts

CPC:

Machines for hulling, husking or cracking nuts

CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • A23N 5/002 CPC only CPC only
  • A23N 5/004 CPC only CPC only
  • A23N 5/006 CPC only CPC only
  • A23N 5/008 CPC only CPC only
  • A23N 5/01 for peanuts since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23N 5/03 for coconuts (A23N5/08 takes precedence) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A23N 5/08 for removing fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts (for peanuts A23N5/01) 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