IPC Subclass
A24B MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
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.
Related Keywords
tobacco CARTRIDGES for pipes
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A24B 1/00 Preparation of tobacco on the plantation
- A24B 11/00 Tobacco-twisting machines
- A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff
- A24B 15/00 Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
- A24B 3/00 Preparing tobacco in the factory
- A24B 5/00 Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs
- A24B 7/00 Cutting tobacco
- A24B 9/00 Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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