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A23C 19/082

Adding substances to the curd before or during melting; Melting salts

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Cheese; Cheese preparations; Making thereof > Treating cheese curd after whey separation; Products obtained thereby > Particular types of cheese > Process cheese preparations; Making thereof, e.g. melting, emulsifying, sterilizing > Adding substances to the curd before or during melting; Melting salts

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:
DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PREPARATION THEREOF

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