Organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes

Introduced: January 2025

Full Title

Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general > by treatment with chemicals > in the form of liquids or solids > Organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes

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

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A23B 2/733 Compounds of undetermined constitution obtained from animals or plants
A23B 2/742 Organic compounds containing oxygen
A23B 2/762 Organic compounds containing nitrogen
A23B 2/767 Organic compounds containing sulfur
A23B 2/771 Organic compounds containing hetero rings
A23B 2/775 Organic compounds containing phosphorus
A23B 2/779 Sugars; Derivatives thereof
A23B 2/783 Microorganisms; Enzymes

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