CPC technology class · A23

A23J - Protein Compositions For Foodstuffs

Protein compositions for foodstuffs; working-up proteins for foodstuffs; phosphatide compositions for foodstuffs. 927 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

927
US patents granted: #10/11
in A23: 2.5%
A23 class share: +71%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Protein Compositions For Foodstuffs ranks #468 of 670 CPC technology areas - 927 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 71% over five years.

#468
of 670 CPC technology areas: 927
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Societe des Produits Nestle
leading assignee (32): +71%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A23J's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A23J recorded 507 grants versus 296 in 2015–2019 (+71% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 137 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 48 (+185% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. holds 3.5% of the class ; the top three share 8.5%.

Leaderboard read

A23J concentration, lead at 3.5%

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. leads this historical grant record at 3.5% of A23J - us corporation assignees hold 57% of class grants (310 of 547). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.5%
Top three share: 8.5%
Lead over #2: 7

Where A23J sits inside A23

Among 11 subclasses in A23 (Foods OR FOODSTUFFS; Treatment Thereof, NOT Covered BY Other Classes), A23J ranks #10 and holds 2.5% 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 A23G 1,990 A23P 1,818 A23C 1,603 A23D 1,053

Rising assignees active in A23J

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 Upside Foods, Inc. 23x 1 → 23 company-wide · 5 in A23J
#2 Seattle Food Tech, Inc. 7.00x 0 → 7 company-wide · 8 in A23J
#3 Nobell Foods, Inc. 7.00x 1 → 7 company-wide · 5 in A23J
#4 The Fynder Group, Inc. 4.71x 7 → 33 company-wide · 20 in A23J
#5 THE Better Meat Co. 4.00x 1 → 4 company-wide · 6 in A23J

A23J grants by year, peak 2024 (137)

US utility-patent grants per year in A23J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 71% versus 2015–2019.

Societe des Produits…

32
Cargill Incorporated

25
Monsanto Technology

22
Burcon Nutrascience…

22
Impossible Foods

21
The Fynder Group

20
Proteus Industries

13
General Mills

12
Roquette Freres

12
Arla Foods Amba

11
R J Reynolds Tobacco

10
Valio

10

What this shows Societe des Produits… is the most active filer in A23J, holding 32 of the 927 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 A23J
Rank	Company	Patents in A23J
#1	Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.	32
#2	Cargill, Incorporated	25
#3	Monsanto Technology LLC	22
#4	Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.	22
#5	Impossible Foods Inc.	21
#6	The Fynder Group, Inc.	20
#7	Proteus Industries Inc.	13
#8	General Mills, Inc.	12
#9	Roquette Freres	12
#10	Arla Foods Amba	11
#11	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	10
#12	Valio Ltd	10
#13	Fuji OIL Holdings Inc.	9
#14	Mycotechnology, Inc	9
#15	MS Technologies	8
#16	Clara Foods Co.	8
#17	International Dehydrated Foods, Inc.	8
#18	Novita Nutrition, LLC	8
#19	Seattle Food Tech, Inc.	8
#20	Mead Johnson Nutrition Company	7

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A23J 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 A23J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A23J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A23J's 927-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A23J (#468 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.5%) - not the A23 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F15D 924 F23L 922 F42C 944 F04F 906

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F16J 3.5% H02J 3.5% A23G 3.5% A47F 3.5%

Questions about A23J

Which company holds the most patents in A23J?

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. leads A23J with 32 patents (3.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 57% of class grants.

Which A23J assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A23J, Upside Foods, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (23x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 23 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A23J compare inside parent class A23?

Inside A23 (Foods OR FOODSTUFFS; Treatment Thereof, NOT Covered BY Other Classes), A23J ranks #10 of 11 subclasses by grant volume and holds 2.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A23L (12,738 grants).

What to do with this data

A23J in context - here's where to go next.

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. leads A23J with 32 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A23J ranks #468 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 - A23J figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (927 grants in the tracked window).

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