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A23L 5/00

Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor

Introduced: January 2016

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF

Related Keywords

FOODSTUFFS in generalpreparing of FOODSTUFFSPREPARATION(S) of foodstuffs in general; food PREPARATION(S)

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23L 5/1 General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying
  • A23L 5/2 Removal of unwanted matter, e.g. deodorisation or detoxification
  • A23L 5/3 Physical treatment, e.g. electrical or magnetic means, wave energy or irradiation

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