IPC Subgroup
A21D 13/3 Filled, to be filled or stuffed products
Introduced: January 2017
Full Title
Finished or partly finished bakery products > Filled, to be filled or stuffed products
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- BAKING; EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; DOUGHS FOR BAKING
- Subclass:
- TREATMENT OF FLOUR OR DOUGH FOR BAKING, e.g. BY ADDITION OF MATERIALS; BAKING; BAKERY PRODUCTS
Filing statistics
IPC A21D 13/3 belongs to the parent subclass A21D, which recorded 35,638 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,606 in 2013 to 1,889 in 2023 (-48%), peaking at 4,434 applications in 2016. 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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A21D 13/31 filled before baking
- A21D 13/32 filled or to be filled after baking, e.g. sandwiches
- A21D 13/34 the filling forming a barrier against migration
- A21D 13/36 Filled wafers
- A21D 13/37 Co-extruded products, i.e. products obtained by simultaneous extrusion of the dough and the filling
- A21D 13/38 characterised by the filling composition
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