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A24B 1/00

Preparation of tobacco on the plantation

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • A24B 1/02 Arrangements in barns for preparatory treatment of the tobacco, e.g. with devices for drying IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A24B 1/04 Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A24B 1/06 Stringing tobacco leaves IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A24B 1/08 Suspending devices for tobacco leaves IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A24B 1/10 Packing or pressing tobacco IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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