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A22C 25/04

Sorting fish; Separating ice from fish packed in ice

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Processing fish > Sorting fish; Separating ice from fish packed in ice

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
Subclass:
PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH

Filing statistics

IPC A22C 25/04 belongs to the parent subclass A22C, which recorded 38,567 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,723 in 2013 to 5,060 in 2023 (+194%). The most active applicants in class A22 are NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER & COMPANY (499 applications), MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (372 applications) and MAYEKAWA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (282 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NORDISCHER MASCHINENBAU RUD. BAADER & COMPANY DE 499
  2. MEYN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY NL 372
  3. MAYEKAWA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 282
  4. ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY 192
  5. POLY-CLIP SYSTEM & COMPANY DE 157
  6. MAREL STORK POULTRY PROCESSING NL 155
  7. ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK & COMPANY DE 143
  8. LINCO FOOD SYSTEMS DK 138
  9. FOODMATE NL 129
  10. GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL NL 129