Machines of the continuous-rod type

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
Subclass:: MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES

Filing statistics

IPC A24C 5/14 belongs to the parent subclass A24C, which recorded 14,706 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,063 in 2013 to 1,531 in 2023 (+44%), peaking at 1,795 applications in 2022. The most active applicants in class A24 are PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS (13,201 applications), NICOVENTURES TRADING (7,482 applications) and KT & G CORPORATION (4,818 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

PAPER tubes for cigarettespaper TUBE(S) of cigarettes

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Child Classifications

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A24C 5/18 Forming the rod
A24C 5/2 Reels; Supports for bobbins; Other accessories
A24C 5/22 Creasing the paper seam
A24C 5/24 Pasting the seam
A24C 5/26 Drying the seam
A24C 5/28 Cutting-off the tobacco rod
A24C 5/31 with special arrangements coming into operation during starting, slowing-down, or breakdown of the machine, e.g. for diverting or breaking the continuous rod

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