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A24F 5/00

Bowls for pipes

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

Filing statistics

IPC A24F 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass A24F, which recorded 118,288 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,653 in 2013 to 14,269 in 2023 (+291%), peaking at 17,652 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

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BOWLS for tobacco pipes

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  • A24F 5/02 with arrangements for keeping upright, when put aside
  • A24F 5/04 with holes for admitting air

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