CPC Definition - Subclass A23P
This place covers:
Apparatus and processes for shaping and working of foodstuff in general, not particular to any special kind of food. Processes are concerned with apparatus or process parameters (equipment to be used, configuration of said equipment, parameters such as pressure, temperature, duration of progress by equipment setup), rather than referring to products characteristics, such as recipes, ingredients etc.
Pharmaceutical or cosmetic products: A61K;
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Machines for making dough or baked dough products | |
Processing meat, poultry or fish | |
Preserving meat, fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, edible seeds; chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables | |
Milk products | |
Edible oils or fats; e.g. margarines, shortenings, cooking oils | |
Coffee, tea or their substitutes; manufacture, preparation or infusion thereof | |
Cocoa, cocoa products, substitutes thereof, confectionery, chewing gum, ice-cream | |
Working-up proteins for foodstuffs | |
Animal foods | |
Post harvest processing of fruit and vegetables |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Apiculture | |
Baker's ovens, machines or equipment for baking | |
Foods, foodstuff or non-alcoholic beverages not covered by subclasses A23B - A23J, their preparation or treatment, e.g. cooking, modification of nutritive qualities, physical treatment, preservation | |
Domestic, e.g. household or kitchen apparatus for processing food | |
Grain treatment | |
Cutting in general | |
Shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for | |
Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids | |
Purifying water, e.g. by ion-exchange | |
Emulsifiers in general | |
Essential oils in general | |
Preservation of alcoholic beverages | |
Devices for drying foodstuffs |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Food | In addition to the commonly accepted foods or foodstuffs, the term in this subclass also extends to cover food ingredients, such as thickening agents (e.g. starch), flavouring agents, artificial sweeteners, food colouring agents, etc. |
This place covers:
Apparatus and process aspects of processing of food items in general, not related to specific food types
This place covers:
Machines and process for fixation of foodstuff on a non-edible supporting member, not specific to a particular type of food products
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Confectionery, chocolate, ice-cream |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Table service (dishes and tableware) |
This place covers:
Machines and processes for agglomerating, granulating, tabletting of food products in general, not specific to a particular type of food products
Agglomeration, granulation, tabletting of pharmaceuticals: A61K 9/00
This place covers:
Machines and processes for encapsulation of particles, e.g. foodstuff additives in general, not specific to a particular type of food products
Encapsulation of pharmaceuticals: A61K 9/48
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Flavouring agents |
This place covers:
Machines and processes for making free-flowing or instant food powders in general, not specific to a particular type of food products
This place does not cover:
Agglomerating; Granulating; Tabletting | |
Encapsulation of particles, e.g. foodstuff additives |
This place covers:
Machines and processes for coating of foodstuffs, coatings therefore, making of laminated, multilayered or stuffed foodstuffs in general, not specific to a particular type of food products
Coating of confectionery items: A23G 3/00
This place covers:
Apparatus or processes for dip-coating in a liquid or semi-liquid bath
This place covers:
Other apparatus or processes for coating of food products with liquid or semi-liquid products, e.g. spray-coating, fluidised-bed coating, coating by casting, not provided for in other classes
This place does not cover:
Apparatus for applying powders or particles to foodstuffs, e.g. for breading; Such apparatus combined with means for pre-moistening or battering |
This place covers:
Shaping methods for food products, e.g. moulding, extruding etc., not specific to a particular type of food products, and their respective apparatus
This place does not cover:
Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the products | |
Coating of foodstuffs; Coating therefor; Making laminated, multi-layered, stuffed or hollow foodstuffs |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Shaping of items in general |
This place covers:
Shaping of food products by extrusion in general, not specific to a particular type of food products
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Extrusion in general |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Flakes or other shapes of the ready-to-eat type; Their preparation or treatment | |
Puffed cereals, e.g. popcorn, puffed rice; Their preparation or treatment | |
Preparation of roasted or fried products, e.g. snacks or chips |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Cream substitutes; Their preparation or treatment |