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A23G 3/02

Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products > Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:
COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF

Filing statistics

IPC A23G 3/02 belongs to the parent subclass A23G, which recorded 46,722 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,951 in 2013 to 3,148 in 2023 (-20%), peaking at 5,133 applications in 2016. 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

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23G 3/04 Sugar-cookers
  • A23G 3/06 Batch-rolling, rope-forming, or sizing machines
  • A23G 3/08 Candy batch cooling tables
  • A23G 3/1 Candy-pulling machines
  • A23G 3/12 Apparatus for moulding candy in the plastic state
  • A23G 3/14 Fondant beating or creaming machines
  • A23G 3/16 Apparatus for casting fondant in bulk
  • A23G 3/18 Apparatus for moulding fondants
  • A23G 3/28 Apparatus for decorating sweetmeats or confectionery

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