A24B
Manufacture or preparation of tobacco for smoking or chewing
Official title: Manufacture or preparation of tobacco for smoking or chewing; tobacco; snuff
A24B (Manufacture or preparation of tobacco for smoking or chewing) appears on 4,168 US grants and 4,655 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24B- Granted patents
- 4,168
- Published applications
- 4,655
- Assignees
- 791
- Inventors
- 5,365
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 101 | 0 |
| 1977 | 82 | 0 |
| 1978 | 94 | 0 |
| 1979 | 79 | 0 |
| 1980 | 92 | 0 |
| 1981 | 117 | 0 |
| 1982 | 110 | 0 |
| 1983 | 61 | 0 |
| 1984 | 73 | 0 |
| 1985 | 82 | 0 |
| 1986 | 74 | 0 |
| 1987 | 54 | 0 |
| 1988 | 44 | 0 |
| 1989 | 51 | 0 |
| 1990 | 54 | 0 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | 85 | 0 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | 58 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 5 |
| 2002 | 25 | 30 |
| 2003 | 25 | 31 |
| 2004 | 33 | 63 |
| 2005 | 17 | 85 |
| 2006 | 10 | 60 |
| 2007 | 10 | 65 |
| 2008 | 16 | 69 |
| 2009 | 22 | 50 |
| 2010 | 39 | 60 |
| 2011 | 46 | 92 |
| 2012 | 26 | 101 |
| 2013 | 58 | 95 |
| 2014 | 64 | 138 |
| 2015 | 99 | 174 |
| 2016 | 86 | 181 |
| 2017 | 91 | 208 |
| 2018 | 138 | 244 |
| 2019 | 190 | 260 |
| 2020 | 204 | 343 |
| 2021 | 159 | 383 |
| 2022 | 202 | 418 |
| 2023 | 247 | 375 |
| 2024 | 283 | 437 |
| 2025 | 268 | 410 |
| 2026 | 169 | 278 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A24B 15/00Chemical features or treatment of tobacco3,257
- A24B 3/00Preparing tobacco in the factory797
- A24B 13/00Tobacco for pipes, for cigars748
- A24B 1/00Preparation of tobacco on the plantation176
- A24B 7/00Cutting tobacco121
- A24B 5/00Stripping tobacco119
- A24B 9/00Control of the moisture content of tobacco products32
- A24B 11/00Tobacco-twisting machines1
Recent patents
- Systems and apparatus for reducing tobacco-specific nitrosamines in dark-fire cured tobacco through electronic control of curing conditions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,480 B2R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Smoking article including novel flavoring agent6 Oct 2026US 12,751,481 B2Kt&G Corporation
- Aerosol-generating material6 Oct 2026US 12,751,483 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Consumable22 Sep 2026US 12,740,585 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Aerosol-generating article and method of manufacturing the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,586 B2Kt&G Corporation
- Non-wrap pillow pouch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305678 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Flavor carriers for electronic vaping device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305679 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Crumbed Tobacco Substrate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305680 A1JT International SA
- Solid flavour-generating material for use in a flavour delivery system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305681 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- A Method for Manufacturing an Aerosol Generating Article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305682 A1JT Internationa lSA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic atomization cigarette779US 7,832,410 B2Best Partners Worldwide Limited · 2010
- Electrical smoking769US 5,249,586 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1993
- Tobacco-containing smoking article622US 7,726,320 B2R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 2010
- Smoking article440US 4,793,365 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1988
- Tobacco compositions, method and device for releasing essentially pure nicotine433US 4,907,606 AAB Leo · 1990