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A21C 15/04

Cutting or slicing machines or devices specially adapted for baked articles other than bread

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus for handling baked articles > Cutting or slicing machines or devices specially adapted for baked articles other than bread

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

Filing statistics

IPC A21C 15/04 belongs to the parent subclass A21C, which recorded 33,100 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,443 in 2013 to 3,855 in 2023 (+167%), peaking at 4,177 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A21 are KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH (482 applications), JOYOUNG COMPANY (322 applications) and HAAS FOOD EQUIPMENT (307 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

SLICING of baked articles other than bread

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