Skip to content
PCE
Search Classifications
Search for IPC and CPC classification codes or keywords
IPC Subgroup
A01J 11/02

Appliances for preventing or destroying foam

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus for treating milk > Appliances for preventing or destroying foam

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
Subclass:
MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

Filing statistics

IPC A01J 11/02 belongs to the parent subclass A01J, which recorded 6,004 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 557 in 2013 to 405 in 2023 (-27%), peaking at 667 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A01 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (6,725 applications), JOHN DEERE (6,555 applications) and MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,280 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Additional Content

Preventing boiling-over of milk in kitchen cooking vessels

Related Keywords

preventing or destroying FOAM in milk treatmentFOAM PREVENTION during treatment of milk

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,725
  2. JOHN DEERE US 6,555
  3. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,280
  4. DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,260
  5. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,106
  6. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,609
  7. KUBOTA CORPORATION 4,458
  8. SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,341
  9. BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,305
  10. CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,024