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A23F 5/36

Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Coffee; Coffee substitutes; Preparations thereof > Extraction of coffee; Coffee extracts; Making instant coffee > Further treatment of dried coffee extract; Preparations produced thereby, e.g. instant coffee

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:
COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23F 5/38 Agglomerating, flaking or tabletting
  • A23F 5/4 using organic additives, e.g. milk, sugar
  • A23F 5/42 using inorganic additives

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