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CPC technology class · A22

A22B - Slaughtering

Slaughtering. 381 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

381
US patents granted
A22
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+10%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Slaughtering ranks #564 of 670 CPC technology areas - 381 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 10% over five years.

#564
of 670 CPC technology areas
381
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Bettcher Industries
leading assignee (30)
+10%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc. (30 patents)

CPC subclass A22B - SLAUGHTERING - covers 381 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A22 (BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A22B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Bettcher Industries, Inc. leads with 30 patents, followed by Jarvis Products Corporation at 21 grants and Meyn Food Processing Technology B.v. at 17.

Filing activity in A22B is up 10% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A22B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A22B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 10% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads A22B?

The 12 most active assignees in SLAUGHTERING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Bettcher Industries is the most active filer in A22B, holding 30 of the 381 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass A22B
Rank Company Patents in A22B
#1 Bettcher Industries, Inc. 30
#2 Jarvis Products Corporation 21
#3 Meyn Food Processing Technology B.v. 17
#4 Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader Gmbh & Co. KG 13
#5 Mayekawa MFG. Co., Ltd. 10
#6 Foodmate B.v. 10
#7 Marel MEAT B.v. 10
#8 Hantover, Inc. 8
#9 Humboldt B.v. 8
#10 Morris & Associates, Inc. 7
#11 John Bean Technologies Corporation 6
#12 Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.v. 6
#13 Linco Food Systems A/s 6
#14 Marel Poultry B.v. 6
#15 Marel MEAT Processing B.v. 6
#16 Csb-system Ag 6
#17 Safe Foods Corporation 5
#18 Hall Fabrication, Inc. 5
#19 Naturally Recycled Proteins, Llc 4
#20 Innopix, Inc. 4

About This Class

CPC subclass A22B belongs to class A22.

381 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A22B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A22B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A22B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A22B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A22B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 010203040 Patents in A22B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Bettcher IndustriesJarvis ProductsMeyn Food Processing…Nordischer Maschinenb…Mayekawa MfgFoodmate B VMarel Meat B VHantoverHumboldt B VMorris & AssociatesJohn BeanMarel Stork Poultry P…Linco Food Systems A/SMarel Poultry B V
Top 14 A22B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A22B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A22B?
CPC subclass A22B covers SLAUGHTERING. It belongs to CPC class A22 (BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH), with 381 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A22B?
381 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A22B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A22B?
Bettcher Industries, Inc. leads A22B with 30 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A22B collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A22) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A22B provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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