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A24F 40/00

Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor

Introduced: January 2020

Classification Context

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

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A24F 40/05 Devices without heating means
  • A24F 40/1 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
  • A24F 40/2 Devices using solid inhalable precursors
  • A24F 40/3 Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges
  • A24F 40/6 Devices with integrated user interfaces
  • A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
  • A24F 40/7 Manufacture
  • A24F 40/8 Testing
  • A24F 40/85 Maintenance, e.g. cleaning

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