IPC Subgroup
A24C 5/32 Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
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
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
Additional Content
Separating, ordering, counting, or examining cigarettes in relation to packaging
Related Keywords
COUNTING of cigarettes during manufactureINSPECTION of cigarettesSEPARATING of cigars or cigarettes
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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