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A24C 5/356

Emptying the boats into the hopper of the packaging machine (hopper construction B65B19/04)

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC: Emptying the boats into the hopper of the packaging machine

CPC: Emptying the boats into the hopper of the packaging machine (hopper construction B65B19/04)

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IPC:

Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine > using containers, i.e. boats > Emptying the boats into the hopper of the packaging machine

CPC:

Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine > using containers, i.e. boats > Emptying the boats into the hopper of the packaging machine (hopper construction B65B19/04)

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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