A24B 3/12
Steaming, curing, or flavouring tobacco
A24B3/12 (Steaming, curing, or flavouring tobacco) appears on 88 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24B- Granted patents
- 88
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 320
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Aerosol-generating article and method of manufacturing the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,586 B2Kt&G Corporation
- Cigar tobacco strips and a method for packaging the same14 Jul 2026US 12,677,861 B2
- Method for treating tobacco material and treated tobacco material7 Jul 2026US 12,672,666 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Sucking particle for heat-not-burn cigarettes and manufacturing method14 Apr 2026US 12,599,158 B2Guangdong Wonderful International Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.
- Compositions and methods for producing tobacco plants and products having altered alkaloid levels17 Mar 2026US 12,575,536 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Method for treating tobacco material and treated tobacco material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271989 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Method of combined curing of tobacco leaves with hot air and high-voltage electric field23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206819 A1China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Method for curing tobacco leaves for mildew prevention using high-voltage electric field23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206824 A1China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Compositions and methods for producing tobacco plants and products having altered alkaloid levels18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165273 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Rapid refill tablet for hnb devices18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165972 A1Compania Industrial De Tabacos Monte Paz S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Treatment of tobacco209US 4,150,677 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1979
- Method and apparatus for conditioning tobacco136US 4,054,145 AHauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG · 1977
- Method and apparatus for treating particulate material124US 4,887,619 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1989
- Process for flavoring shredded tobacco and apparatus for implementing the process122US 5,711,320 AComas-Costruzional Machine Speciali-S.p.A. · 1998
- Spray cylinder with retractable pins121US 5,022,416 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1991