A24C 5/32 Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes (in relation to packaging B65B19/00); Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
CPC: Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes (in relation to packaging B65B19/00); Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes (in relation to packaging B65B19/00); Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
Additional Content IPC
Separating, ordering, counting, or examining cigarettes in relation to packaging
Of 4 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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- A24C 5/34 Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes +4 CPC 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