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Baking and food doughs Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 David J. Domingues 3 General Mills
2 Fatimah Wirth 3 —
3 Pranoti Nagarkar Israni 3 Zimplistic Pte.
#4 Todd Lindsay Wirth 3 Salesforce
#5 Josef Haas 2 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#6 Johannes Haas 2 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#7 John H. Wiker 2 The Middleby
#8 Michihiro Sakakibara 2 Nisshin Foods
#9 Miwa Takahashi 2 Nisshin Flour Milling
#10 Mohan K. Panicker 2 The Middleby
#11 Philip R. McKee 2 Alto-Shaam
#12 RISHI ISRANI 2 Zimplistic Pte.
#13 Satomi Nozaki 2 Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture And Food Research Organization
#14 William S. Schjerven, SR. 2 The Middleby
#15 Abdessamad Arrachid 1 Google
#16 Adrianne Keen 1 —
#17 Adam Reinhart 1 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#18 Agathe Arlotti 1 Generale Biscuit
#19 Akhmad Fauzan 1 Zimplistic Pte.
#20 Ali Syed Muhammad Baber 1 Zimplistic Pte.
#21 Alessio D'URSO 1 Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.P.A.
#22 Alberto Foda 1 Electrolux Professional
#23 Alain Lemieux 1 Amf Automation Technologies
#24 Alan A. Oppenheimer 1 General Mills
#25 Alexandria Strudwick 1 Mars, Incorporated
#26 Aleksandr Taslagyan 1 —
#27 Amy Dombroski 1 Mars, Incorporated
#28 Anna Benedusi 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#29 Antonio Chiaramello 1 —
#30 Antonella Luisi 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#31 Andy Schnoebelen 1 Decopac
#32 Andrew Stuart van Aswegen 1 —
#33 Arjen Sein 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#34 Arie Gerrit Terdu 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#35 Augusto Florindez 1 Stewart Systems Baking
#36 Aurelie Laberdure-Nedder 1 Kraft Foods R & D
#37 Bernard W. Conway 1 The Dexter
#38 Beate Kornbrust 1 Puratos N.V.
#39 Bernardus Wilhelmus Franciscus Leferink 1 Marel Further Processing B.V.
#40 Boris Serebryany 1 —
#41 Brenda Byrne 1 —
#42 Braden J. Erickson 1 General Mills
#43 Brandon Jahner 1 Mars, Incorporated
#44 Brad Justice 1 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#45 Bryan Martens 1 Wood Stone
#46 Brett VanLeeuwen 1 Wood Stone
#47 Carlos A. Davila 1 Decopac
#48 Camille Dupuy 1 Lesaffre Et Compagnie
#49 Catherine Franczyk 1 Wilton Industries
#50 Carmela Gianfrani 1 Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
#51 Christopher Dorion 1 Amco Houseworks
#52 Christian Nesensohn 1 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
#53 Chantal Simonnot 1 Generale Biscuit
#54 Claudio Dall'Aglio 1 Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.P.A.
#55 Claudio Marchesin 1 Electrolux Professional
#56 Corrado FERRARI 1 Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.P.A.
#57 Cordia Harrington 1 Unknown
#58 Conor McNamara 1 Helen Of Troy Limited
#59 Cosimo Rummo 1 —
#60 David Holzer 1 Digi International
#61 David Starr 1 Wilton Industries
#62 Deborah Kay Denning 1 —
#63 Drew Edward Miller 1 —
#64 Edna Elaine Best 1 —
#65 Evert Tjeerd Van Rij 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#66 Florian Bäbler 1 —
#67 Florian Moosmann 1 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
#68 Frank Horn 1 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
#69 Frank Lochmann 1 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
#70 Fritz Obermaier 1 Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen - Industrie Ag
#71 Frank Weller 1 Vemag Maschinenbau Gmbh
#72 Fudong Cui 1 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co.
#73 Gary Carder 1 The Quaker Oats
#74 Gerardo Acampora 1 —
#75 George Pul 1 —
#76 Giammaria Giuliani 1 Giuliani S.P.A.
#77 Greg Bird 1 Wood Stone
#78 Greg Hickerson 1 —
#79 Gregg J. Moder 1 The Pillsbury
#80 Gregory Mark Poulos 1 —
#81 Günter Marent 1 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
#82 Gwenaelle Fuzellier 1 Generale Biscuit
#83 Hanna Elisabet Abbas 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#84 Harry E. Hegarty 1 Wood Stone
#85 Harold Brian Nakan 1 —
#86 Haichun Tao 1 —
#87 Hendricus Franciscus Jacobus Maria van der Eerden 1 Stork Titan B.V.
#88 Hendrikus Cornelis Koos VAN DOORN 1 Marel Further Processing B.V.
#89 Heiko Walther 1 Wella Gmbh
#90 Hitoshi Kuwabara 1 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#91 Hiroshi Noda 1 Mitsubishi Electric
#92 Holly Ramage 1 The Quaker Oats
#93 Hugh Melling 1 Wilton Industries
#94 Hugh Powell 1 Google
#95 Huishan Tao 1 —
#96 Hyung Jin Kim 1 Samsung
#97 Ingrid Van Haesendonck 1 Puratos N.V.
#98 Jacqueline Diaz 1 Emcore Solar Power
#99 Jan Dirk Rene Hille 1 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#100 Jae Min Ko 1 Samsung

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 General Mills 5
2 Google 4
3 Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.P.A. 2
#4 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#5 Haas Food Equipment Gmbh 2
#6 Inventio Ag 2
#7 Nisshin Foods 2
#8 The Middleby 2
#9 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. 2
#10 Unknown 2
#11 Zimplistic Pte. 2
#12 American Regent 1
#13 Amf Automation Technologies 1
#14 Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche 1
#15 Decopac 1
#16 Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps 1
#17 Electrolux Professional 1
#18 Fritsch Gmbh 1
#19 Generale Biscuit 1
#20 Giuliani S.P.A. 1
#21 Helen Of Troy Limited 1
#22 Inovation Enterprises 1
#23 Jacquet Panification 1
#24 Kraft Foods R & D 1
#25 Lesaffre Et Compagnie 1
#26 Lifetime Brands 1
#27 Mars, Incorporated 1
#28 Oshikiri Machinery 1
#29 Progressive International 1
#30 Puratos N.V. 1
#31 Rheon Automatic Machinery Co. 1
#32 Rich Products 1
#33 R. Weiss Verpackungstechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#34 Stewart Systems Baking 1
#35 Stork Titan B.V. 1
#36 The Quaker Oats 1
#37 Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg 1
#38 Tridonic Jennersdorf Gmbh 1
#39 Vemag Maschinenbau Gmbh 1
#40 Wilton Industries 1
#41 Wood Stone 1
#42 PepsiCo 1
#43 Samsung 1