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A24F 13/00

Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
Subclass:
SMOKERS’ REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES

Related Keywords

TUBE(S) forming cigar or cigarette holders

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Child Classifications

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  • A24F 13/16 Safety sleeves for cigars or cigarettes preventing damage by glowing ash
  • A24F 13/22 Supports for holding cigars or cigarettes while smoking
  • A24F 13/28 Devices for blowing through cigars
  • A24F 13/3 Arrangements for producing smoke images or rings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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