CPC technology class · A22

A22C - Processing Meat

Processing meat, poultry, or fish. 1,343 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,343
US patents granted: #1/2
in A22: 77.9%
A22 class share: -1%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Processing Meat ranks #418 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,343 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 1% over five years.

#418
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,343
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud…
leading assignee (67): -1%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A22C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A22C recorded 610 grants versus 617 in 2015–2019 (-1% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2017 at 153 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 101 (+51% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG holds 5.0% of the class ; the top three share 12.4%.

Leaderboard read

A22C concentration, lead at 5.0%

Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG leads this historical grant record at 5.0% of A22C - foreign corporation assignees hold 62% of class grants (611 of 978). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 5.0%
Top three share: 12.4%
Lead over #2: 13

Where A22C sits inside A22

Among 2 subclasses in A22 (BUTCHERING; Meat TREATMENT; Processing Poultry OR Fish), A22C ranks #1 and holds 77.9% of the parent class's 1,724 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A22B 381

Rising assignees active in A22C

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Viskase Companies, Inc. 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 7 in A22C
#2 Smartwash Solutions, LLC 3.67x 3 → 11 company-wide · 5 in A22C
#3 Marel Meat B.V. 3.33x 3 → 10 company-wide · 8 in A22C
#4 Hitec Co., Ltd. 3.00x 1 → 3 company-wide · 10 in A22C
#5 Marel Further Processing B.V. 2.50x 6 → 15 company-wide · 16 in A22C

A22C grants by year, peak 2017 (153)

US utility-patent grants per year in A22C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 1% versus 2015–2019.

Nordischer Maschinenba…

67
Meyn Food Processing…

54
Poly-clip System & Kg

46
Albert Handtmann…

45
Gea Food Solutions…

37
Provisur

36
John Bean

34
Bettcher Industries

30
Mayekawa Mfg

29
Vemag Maschinenbau

28
Marel Stork Poultry…

26
Foodmate B V

23

What this shows Nordischer Maschinenba… is the most active filer in A22C, holding 67 of the 1,343 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass A22C
Rank	Company	Patents in A22C
#1	Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG	67
#2	Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.	54
#3	Poly-clip System GMBH & Co. KG	46
#4	Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GMBH & Co. KG	45
#5	GEA Food Solutions Bakel B.V.	37
#6	Provisur Technologies, Inc.	36
#7	John Bean Technologies Corporation	34
#8	Bettcher Industries, Inc.	30
#9	Mayekawa MFG. Co., Ltd.	29
#10	Vemag Maschinenbau GmbH	28
#11	Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.V.	26
#12	Foodmate B.V.	23
#13	Laitram, L.L.C.	20
#14	Tyson Foods, Inc.	20
#15	Tipper Tie, Inc.	18
#16	Linco Food Systems A/S	18
#17	Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V.	18
#18	Marel Further Processing B.V.	16
#19	Marel Salmon A/S	14
#20	Formax, Inc.	12

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A22C 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 A22C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A22C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A22C's 1,343-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A22C (#418 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.0%) - not the A22 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B66D 1,354 B27B 1,327 F21L 1,327 B28D 1,321

Nearest by lead-assignee share

E21D 5.0% A21C 5.0% H03J 5.0% D04C 5.0%

Questions about A22C

Which company holds the most patents in A22C?

Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG leads A22C with 67 patents (5.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 62% of class grants.

Which A22C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A22C, Viskase Companies, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.00x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 4 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A22C compare inside parent class A22?

Inside A22 (BUTCHERING; Meat TREATMENT; Processing Poultry OR Fish), A22C ranks #1 of 2 subclasses by grant volume and holds 77.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A22B (381 grants).

What to do with this data

A22C in context - here's where to go next.

Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG leads A22C with 67 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A22C ranks #418 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A22, the largest sibling subclass is A22B with 381 grants. Explore A22B

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - A22C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,343 grants in the tracked window).

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