BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: BAKING; EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; DOUGHS FOR BAKING
Subclass:: BAKERS' OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING

Description

Subclass A21B encompasses bakers' ovens and mechanical equipment used in the baking process, including oven design, heating systems, and loading/unloading mechanisms. It covers equipment for industrial and commercial baking operations, such as tunnel ovens, batch ovens, and auxiliary machinery for dough handling during baking. This subclass excludes dough preparation and processing equipment (covered under A21C) and food preparation devices outside the baking context, focusing specifically on the thermal treatment and mechanical handling of dough and batter in baking applications.

Additional Content

Domestic baking equipment

Related Keywords

BAKING -ovensBAKING -vesselsCOOKING of dough products in bakeriesovens for COOKINGGAUFFRE ironsGIRDLES [= griddles]GRIDDLEScooking- OVENSmaking PASTRY(IES)making PIE(S)baking TINS

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Child Classifications

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A21B 1/00 Bakers' ovens
A21B 2/00 Baking apparatus employing high-frequency or infrared heating
A21B 3/00 Parts or accessories of ovens
A21B 5/00 Baking apparatus for special goods; Other baking apparatus
A21B 7/00 Baking plants

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 482
JOYOUNG COMPANY 322
HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT AT 307
GENERAL MILLS US 304
ADEKA CORPORATION 207
JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 196
NOVOZYMES DK 186
INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS (KRAFT FOODS) US 181
NESTEC CH 177
NESTLE CH 171