MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF

Introduced: September 1968

Description

Covers industrial processes and techniques for producing tobacco products intended for smoking or oral consumption, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff. Encompasses tobacco treatment, blending, flavoring, casing, cutting, and physical preparation methods prior to final product assembly. Also includes the characterization and composition of processed tobacco materials themselves. Related manufacturing equipment and machinery are classified elsewhere under A24D.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A24B 1/00 Preparation of tobacco on the plantation IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 11/00 Tobacco-twisting machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff (reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 15/00 Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form (A24B3/00 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 3/00 Preparing tobacco in the factory IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 5/00 Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 7/00 Cutting tobacco IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A24B 9/00 Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco (; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,201
NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,482
KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,818
JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,636
JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,806
CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2,490
CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 2,453
CHINA TOBACCO HUBEI INDUSTRIAL 2,344
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,199
SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,097

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,994
NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,744
KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,857
JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,561
JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,946
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,374
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES US 2,122
RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS US 2,061
NICOVENTURES TRADING 1,940
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS 1,855