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A24C 5/28

Cutting-off the tobacco rod

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Machines of the continuous-rod type > Cutting-off the tobacco rod

CPC:

Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Machines of the continuous-rod type (tobacco feeding devices A24C5/39) > Cutting-off the tobacco rod

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • A24C 5/30 Machines combined with devices for grinding the knives 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