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IPC Main Group
A21C 1/00

Mixing or kneading machines for the preparation of dough

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
BAKING; EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; DOUGHS FOR BAKING
Subclass:
MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A21C 1/02 with vertically-mounted tools; Machines for whipping or beating
  • A21C 1/04 with inclined rotating mixing arms or levers
  • A21C 1/06 with horizontally-mounted mixing or kneading tools; Worm mixers
  • A21C 1/08 with rollers
  • A21C 1/1 with additional aerating apparatus for the manufacture of aerated doughs
  • A21C 1/12 for the preparation of dough directly from grain
  • A21C 1/14 Structural elements of mixing or kneading machines

Top Applicants

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

  1. KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 482
  2. JOYOUNG COMPANY 322
  3. HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT AT 307
  4. GENERAL MILLS US 304
  5. ADEKA CORPORATION 207
  6. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 196
  7. NOVOZYMES DK 186
  8. INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS (KRAFT FOODS) US 181
  9. NESTEC CH 177
  10. NESTLE CH 171