|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

FOODSTUFFS; TOBACCO

|  | A23 |
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

|  | A23 |
1. Note(s) Attention is drawn to the following places:
   Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C08B | Polysaccharides, derivatives thereof |
   Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C11 | Animal or vegetable oils, fats, fatty substances or waxes |
   Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C12 | Biochemistry, beer, spirits, wine, vinegar |
   Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C13 | Sugar industry. [4] |
Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to: liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials are further classified in subclass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C12S. [5]

|  | A23G |
COCOA; CHOCOLATE; CONFECTIONERY; ICE-CREAM

|  | A23G |
Note(s) In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "ice-cream" includes any edible frozen or congealed semi-liquid or pasty substance, e.g. slush-ice. [2]

|  | A23G 1/00 |
Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor (kitchen equipment for cocoa preparation Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47J, e.g. apparatus for making beverages Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47J 31/00)

|  | A23G 1/02 |
· | Preliminary treatment, e.g. fermentation of cocoa (machines for roasting cocoa Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23N 12/00)

|  | A23G 1/04 |
· | Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products (machines for roasting cocoa Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23N 12/00; crushing or grinding apparatus in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B02C) [3]

|  | A23G 1/06 |
· · | Apparatus for preparing or treating cocoa beans or nibs

|  | A23G 1/08 |
· · | Cocoa butter presses (presses for squeezing out liquid from liquid-containing material in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B30B)

|  | A23G 1/10 |
· · | Mixing apparatus; Roller mills for preparing chocolate

|  | A23G 1/12 |
· · | Chocolate-refining mills, i.e. roll refiners

|  | A23G 1/14 |
· · | Longitudinal conches

|  | A23G 1/16 |
· · | Circular conches

|  | A23G 1/18 |
· · | Apparatus for conditioning chocolate masses for moulding

|  | A23G 1/20 |
· · | Apparatus for moulding, cutting, or dispensing chocolate

|  | A23G 1/21 |
· · · | Apparatus for moulding articles having cavities, e.g. open cavities [3]

|  | A23G 1/22 |
· · · | Chocolate moulds (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23G 1/21 takes precedence) [3]

|  | A23G 1/24 |
· · | Tapping or jolting tables

|  | A23G 1/26 |
· · | Conveying devices for chocolate moulds

|  | A23G 1/28 |
· · | Apparatus for removing chocolate from the moulds (discharging baked goods from tins Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A21B 3/18)

|  | A23G 3/00 |
Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products

|  | A23G 3/02 |
· | Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor

|  | A23G 3/04 |
· · | Sugar-cookers

|  | A23G 3/06 |
· · | Batch-rolling, rope-forming, or sizing machines

|  | A23G 3/08 |
· · | Candy batch cooling tables

|  | A23G 3/10 |
· · | Candy-pulling machines

|  | A23G 3/12 |
· · | Apparatus for moulding candy in the plastic state

|  | A23G 3/14 |
· · | Fondant beating or creaming machines

|  | A23G 3/16 |
· · | Apparatus for casting fondant in bulk

|  | A23G 3/18 |
· · | Apparatus for moulding fondants

|  | A23G 3/20 |
· · | Apparatus for coating or filling sweetmeats or confectionery

|  | A23G 3/22 |
· · · | Apparatus for coating by casting

|  | A23G 3/24 |
· · · | Apparatus for coating by dipping

|  | A23G 3/26 |
· · · | Apparatus for coating by tumbling

|  | A23G 3/28 |
· · | Apparatus for decorating sweetmeats or confectionery (applying liquids to surfaces in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05)

|  | A23G 3/30 |
· | Processes for preparing chewing-gum

|  | A23G 3/32 |
· | Processes for preparing caramel or sugar colours (colouring or flavouring foodstuffs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23L 1/27)

|  | A23G 7/00 |
Other apparatus specially adapted for the chocolate or confectionery industry

|  | A23G 7/02 |
· | Cooling or drying apparatus

|  | A23G 9/00 |
Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor [2]

|  | A23G 9/02 |
· | Mixtures for frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream [2]

|  | A23G 9/04 |
· | Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream (packages Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D 85/78) [2]

|  | A23G 9/06 |
· · | characterised by using carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide snow as cooling medium [2]

|  | A23G 9/08 - A23G 9/18 |
Note(s) Group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23G 9/06 takes precedence over groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23G 9/08-A23G 9/18. [2]

|  | A23G 9/08 |
· · | Batch production (continuous production Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23G 9/14) [2]

|  | A23G 9/10 |
· · · | using containers which are rotated or otherwise moved in a cooling medium [2]

|  | A23G 9/12 |
· · · | using means for stirring the contents in a non-moving container [2]

|  | A23G 9/14 |
· · | Continuous production (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23G 9/20 takes precedence) [2]

|  | A23G 9/16 |
· · · | the products being within a cooled chamber, e.g. drum [2]

|  | A23G 9/18 |
· · · | the products being on the outer wall of a cooled body, e.g. drum or endless band [2]

|  | A23G 9/20 |
· · | the products being mixed with gas, e.g. soft-ice [2]

|  | A23G 9/22 |
· · | Details, component parts or accessories of apparatus insofar as not peculiar to a single one of the preceding groups [2]

|  | A23G 9/24 |
· · · | for coating or filling the products [2]

|  | A23G 9/26 |
· · · | for producing frozen sweets on sticks [2]

|  | A23G 9/28 |
· · · | for portioning or dispensing [2]

|  | A23G 9/30 |
· · · | Cleaning; Keeping clean; Sterilisation [2]