CPC technology class · A23

A23G - Cocoa

Cocoa; cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; substitutes for cocoa or cocoa products; confectionery; chewing gum; ice-cream; preparation thereof. 1,990 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,990
US patents granted: #5/11
in A23: 5.4%
A23 class share: +25%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cocoa ranks #369 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,990 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 25% over five years.

#369
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,990
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Ali Group S R L —Carpigiani
leading assignee (69): +25%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A23G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A23G recorded 1,002 grants versus 801 in 2015–2019 (+25% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 219 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 144 (+52% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee ALI Group S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI holds 3.5% of the class ; the top three share 9.4%.

Leaderboard read

A23G concentration, lead at 3.5%

ALI Group S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI leads this historical grant record at 3.5% of A23G - us corporation assignees hold 54% of class grants (721 of 1,335). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.5%
Top three share: 9.4%
Lead over #2: 5

Where A23G sits inside A23

Among 11 subclasses in A23 (Foods OR FOODSTUFFS; Treatment Thereof, NOT Covered BY Other Classes), A23G ranks #5 and holds 5.4% of the parent class's 36,876 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A23L 12,738 A23V 9,116 A23K 3,247 A23B 2,807 A23P 1,818 A23C 1,603 A23D 1,053 A23F 971

Rising assignees active in A23G

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 Cana Technology, Inc. 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 8 in A23G
#2 Primera Technology, Inc. 11x 1 → 11 company-wide · 11 in A23G
#3 ColdSnap, Corp. 8.33x 3 → 25 company-wide · 30 in A23G
#4 Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V. 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 8 in A23G
#5 The Fynder Group, Inc. 4.71x 7 → 33 company-wide · 18 in A23G

A23G grants by year, peak 2020 (219)

US utility-patent grants per year in A23G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 25% versus 2015–2019.

Ali Group S R L…

69
Societe des Produits…

64
Mars Incorporated

55
Conopco

42
Nestec

37
Intercontinental…

37
Wm Wrigley Jr

37
Symrise

32
Ali S P A —Carpigiani…

32
Coldsnap

30
General Mills

28
Snowie

26

What this shows Ali Group S R L… is the most active filer in A23G, holding 69 of the 1,990 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 A23G
Rank	Company	Patents in A23G
#1	ALI Group S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI	69
#2	Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.	64
#3	Mars, Incorporated	55
#4	Conopco, Inc.	42
#5	Nestec S.A.	37
#6	Intercontinental Great Brands LLC	37
#7	Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company	37
#8	Symrise AG	32
#9	ALI S.P.A.—CARPIGIANI Group	32
#10	ColdSnap, Corp.	30
#11	General Mills, Inc.	28
#12	Snowie LLC	26
#13	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	25
#14	SharkNinja Operating LLC	23
#15	Taylor Commercial Foodservice, LLC	19
#16	The Fynder Group, Inc.	18
#17	PureCircle Sdn Bhd	17
#18	Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.	16
#19	Fuji OIL Holdings Inc.	16
#20	The Hershey Company	15

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A23G 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 A23G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A23G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A23G's 1,990-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A23G (#369 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.5%) - not the A23 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F22B 1,959 B31B 2,038 F24D 2,041 H05G 2,073

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H02J 3.5% A47F 3.5% C22B 3.5% A21B 3.5%

Questions about A23G

Which company holds the most patents in A23G?

ALI Group S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI leads A23G with 69 patents (3.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 54% of class grants.

Which A23G assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A23G, Cana Technology, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (21x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 21 in 2022–2024) while holding 8 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A23G compare inside parent class A23?

Inside A23 (Foods OR FOODSTUFFS; Treatment Thereof, NOT Covered BY Other Classes), A23G ranks #5 of 11 subclasses by grant volume and holds 5.4% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A23L (12,738 grants).

What to do with this data

A23G in context - here's where to go next.

ALI Group S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI leads A23G with 69 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A23G ranks #369 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A23, the largest sibling subclass is A23L with 12,738 grants. Explore A23L

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

Methodology - A23G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,990 grants in the tracked window).

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