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Baking and food doughs Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class A21 · Section A

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 180 patents in 2001.peak 1801996: 140 patents19961997: 126 patents1998: 136 patents1999: 157 patents19992000: 166 patents2001: 180 patents2002: 128 patents20022003: 122 patents2004: 114 patents2005: 89 patents20052006: 97 patents2007: 79 patents2008: 50 patents20082009: 51 patents2010: 77 patents2011: 93 patents20112012: 102 patents2013: 105 patents2014: 99 patents20142015: 100 patents2016: 90 patents2017: 92 patents20172018: 97 patents2019: 115 patents2020: 104 patents20202021: 104 patents2022: 88 patents2023: 91 patents20232024: 112 patents2025: 99 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Josef Haas 3 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
2 Johannes Haas 3 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
3 Johannes Josephus Antonius Van Blokland 3 Radie B.V.
#4 Philip R. McKee 3 Alto-Shaam
#5 Pranoti Nagarkar Israni 3 Zimplistic Pte.
#6 RISHI ISRANI 3 Zimplistic Pte.
#7 Stefan Jiraschek 3 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#8 Akhmad Fauzan 2 Zimplistic Pte.
#9 Alex Wayne Johnson 2 Inventio Ag
#10 Bernard Bonjean 2 Puratos N.V.
#11 David Howard 2 Unitherm Food Systems
#12 Esben Peter Friis 2 Novozymes A/S
#13 Filip Arnaut 2 Puratos N.V.
#14 Henrik Lundquist 2 Novozymes A/S
#15 Hitoshi Kuwabara 2 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#16 Lars Beier 2 Novozymes A/S
#17 Michio Morikawa 2 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#18 Stefan Cappelle 2 Puratos N.V.
#19 Akihiko Kato 1 Sony
#20 Akinori Takama 1 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#21 Akira Todate 1 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#22 Ali Syed Muhammad Baber 1 Zimplistic Pte.
#23 Anna Benedusi 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#24 Antoine Bontemps 1 Google
#25 Anton Galjaard 1 Revent International Ab
#26 Antonella Luisi 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#27 Austen Laur 1 Unitherm Food Systems
#28 Avidor Shulman 1 Enzymotec
#29 Bernd Grote 1 —
#30 Brian Adamski 1 Kraft Foods Group Brands
#31 Carlos Leon Mesa-Escuderos 1 —
#32 Christopher James Adelmann 1 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#33 Christophe Courtin 1 Cargill, Incorporated
#34 Christophe Dewilde 1 Puratos N.V.
#35 Chao-Hung Lin 1 United Microelectronics
#36 Charles H. Marsland 1 Archer-Daniels-Midland
#37 Charlotte Horsmans Poulsen 1 Danisco A/S
#38 Christopher T. Roth 1 Hdn Development
#39 David Christopher 1 Shuttleworth
#40 David J. Domingues 1 General Mills
#41 Davide Drocco 1 Sancassiano S.P.A.
#42 David H. McFadden 1 Turbochef Technologies
#43 Dale Rodrigues 1 —
#44 Daniel Selinger 1 Goji Limited
#45 Daniel Vera 1 Magnecomp
#46 Dov Yaakobi 1 Enzymotec
#47 Elizabeth A. Arndt 1 —
#48 Eric Clay Lawrence 1 Lawrence Equipment
#49 Erhan Yildiz 1 Corn Products Development
#50 Eugenio Bortone 1 PepsiCo
#51 Eyal Torres 1 Goji Limited
#52 Fabienne Verte 1 Puratos N.V.
#53 Fatimah Wirth 1 —
#54 Fritz Obermaier 1 Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen - Industrie Ag
#55 Frank Rittig 1 Basf Se
#56 Francis Walters 1 —
#57 Fudong Cui 1 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co.
#58 Gai Ben Dror 1 —
#59 Garcie McCall 1 Hdn Development
#60 Gary S. Rusch 1 Kraft Foods Group Brands
#61 Gerrit Ackermann 1 Diosna Dierks & Söhne Gmbh
#62 Gerald E. Holt 1 Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. De C.V.
#63 Gerhard Krammer 1 —
#64 Geraldine Parth 1 —
#65 Gerhard Schuhleitner 1 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#66 Gitte Budolfsen 1 Novozymes A/S
#67 Giammaria Giuliani 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#68 G. Douglas Powell 1 Alcoa
#69 Gregory B. Murphy 1 Delavau L.L.C.
#70 Gregory C. Stroud 1 Shuttleworth
#71 Günter Kindel 1 Symrise Ag
#72 Hanna Elisabet Abbas 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#73 Hashem GHANI 1 Diosna Dierks & Söhne Gmbh
#74 Hala Laouz 1 Enzymotec
#75 Henrik Østdal 1 Novozymes A/S
#76 Hironori Kobayashi 1 Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#77 Hiroshi Takagi 1 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#78 Ingrid Van Haesendonck 1 Puratos N.V.
#79 Irina Matveeva 1 Novozymes A/S
#80 Iris Meiri-Bendek 1 Enzymotec
#81 James Bakos 1 Vibratory Solutions
#82 Jan Delcour 1 Cargill, Incorporated
#83 James W. Dibble 1 Delavau L.L.C.
#84 Jacques Georis 1 Puratos N.V.
#85 James Karpinsky 1 Vibratory Solutions
#86 Jakob Ley 1 Symrise Ag
#87 Jason Tingley 1 American Pan
#88 Jens Frisbaek Sørensen 1 Danisco A/S
#89 Jean Weber 1 General Mills
#90 John C. Walz 1 Solbern
#91 Jui Ajit Chitale 1 Zimplistic Pte.
#92 Jürgen Reithner 1 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#93 Jun Shima 1 National University Corporation Nara Institute Of Science And Technology
#94 Judith M. Vaz 1 Corn Products Development
#95 Katherine S. Gaudry 1 Triangle Ip
#96 Karl Haderer 1 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#97 Katsumichi Higuchi 1 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#98 Karsten Matthias Kragh 1 Danisco A/S
#99 Kazuhide Nanahara 1 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#100 Kevin W. Lang 1 Delavau L.L.C.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Novozymes A/S 5
2 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co. 4
3 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh 3
#4 Inventio Ag 3
#5 Puratos N.V. 3
#6 Radie B.V. 3
#7 Zimplistic Pte. 3
#8 General Mills 2
#9 Unitherm Food Systems 2
#10 American Pan 1
#11 Anderson Group 1
#12 Ardent Mills 1
#13 Corn Products Development 1
#14 Crisp Sensation Holding Sa 1
#15 Delavau L.L.C. 1
#16 Diosna Dierks & Söhne Gmbh 1
#17 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 1
#18 Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps 1
#19 Enzymotec 1
#20 Fritsch Gmbh 1
#21 Giuliani S.P.A. 1
#22 Goji Limited 1
#23 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 1
#24 Hdn Development 1
#25 Intercontinental Great Brands 1
#26 J.C. Ford 1
#27 Kobird Co. 1
#28 Kraft Foods Group Brands 1
#29 Lawrence Equipment 1
#30 Middleby Marshall 1
#31 National University Corporation Nara Institute Of Science And Technology 1
#32 Puratos Naamloze Vennootschap 1
#33 Revent International Ab 1
#34 Reynolds Consumer Products 1
#35 Rich Products 1
#36 Sancassiano S.P.A. 1
#37 Shuttleworth 1
#38 Solbern 1
#39 Star Manufacturing International 1
#40 Stewart Systems Baking 1
#41 Symrise Ag 1
#42 University Of Arkansas 1
#43 The Middleby 1
#44 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. 1
#45 Tsukasa Industry Co. 1
#46 Turbochef Technologies 1
#47 Vibratory Solutions 1
#48 Google 1
#49 PepsiCo 1