IPC Main Group
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 40/4 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F 40/5 Control or monitoring
- 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
- A24F 40/9 Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof
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