by texturising

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Working-up of proteins for foodstuffs > by texturising

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:: PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS

Filing statistics

IPC A23J 3/22 belongs to the parent subclass A23J, which recorded 19,978 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,136 in 2013 to 2,047 in 2023 (+80%), peaking at 2,824 applications in 2022. 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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A23J 3/24 using freezing
A23J 3/26 using extrusion or expansion
A23J 3/28 using coagulation from or in a bath, e.g. spun fibres

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