IPC Main Group
A23B 2/00 Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
Introduced: January 2025
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
- Subclass:
- PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
Filing statistics
IPC A23B 2/00 belongs to the parent subclass A23B, which recorded 56,029 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,333 in 2013 to 4,977 in 2023 (+49%), peaking at 6,852 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class A23 are KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH (6,158 applications), NESTLE (4,562 applications) and NESTEC (3,354 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
preserving of FOODSTUFFSsterilising of FOODSTUFFSPASTEURISING of foodstuffs in generalPRESERVING of foodstuffs in generalSTERILISING of foodstuffs in general
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23B 2/05 by heating using irradiation or electric treatment
- A23B 2/1 by treatment with pressure variation, shock, acceleration or shear stress
- A23B 2/2 by heating materials in packages which are progressively transported, continuously or stepwise, through the apparatus
- A23B 2/3 by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus
- A23B 2/4 by heating loose unpacked materials
- A23B 2/5 by irradiation without heating
- A23B 2/6 by treatment with electric currents without heating effect
- A23B 2/7 by treatment with chemicals
- A23B 2/8 Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
- A23B 2/9 by drying or kilning; Subsequent reconstitution
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
- NESTLE CH 4,562
- NESTEC CH 3,354
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
- DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
- SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
- CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
- CARGILL US 1,588
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314