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IPC Main Group
A23B 4/00

Preservation of meat, sausages, fish or fish products

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

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

Related Keywords

preserving FISHpreserving MEATPRESERVING of meat, sausages, fishpreserving SAUSAGE(S)

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23B 4/015 Preserving by irradiation or electric treatment without heating effect
  • A23B 4/1 Coating with a protective layer; Compositions or apparatus therefor
  • A23B 4/12 Preserving with acids; Acid fermentation
  • A23B 4/32 Apparatus for preserving using solids

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
  2. NESTLE CH 4,562
  3. NESTEC CH 3,354
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
  5. DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
  6. SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
  8. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
  9. CARGILL US 1,588
  10. REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314