A24C 5/18
Forming the rod
A24C5/18 (Forming the rod) appears on 375 US grants and 242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24C- Granted patents
- 375
- Published applications
- 242
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 516
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 | 20 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 18 |
| 2021 | 7 | 21 |
| 2022 | 17 | 27 |
| 2023 | 7 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 12 | 20 |
| 2026 | 11 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A24C 5/1807With compressing means60
- A24C 5/1871Devices for regulating the tobacco quantity46
- A24C 5/1821Containing different tobacco mixtures40
- A24C 5/1835Multiple rod making devices39
- A24C 5/1892With additives39
- A24C 5/1857Belt construction or driving means33
- A24C 5/1842Trimming devices30
- A24C 5/1814Containing parts of different densities20
Recent patents
- Tongue with pre-folding section6 Oct 2026US 12,751,482 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Aerosol-generating article and method of manufacturing the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,586 B2Kt&G Corporation
- Gathering assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,135 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Laminate for a wrapped bundle of tobacco industry products4 Aug 2026US 12,696,923 B2British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
- Applying an additive from within during shaping of a sheet into a rod7 Jul 2026US 12,672,668 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Method and apparatus for aligning elongate susceptor elements in an aerosol-forming substrate1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293966 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Applying an additive from radially outside upon production of an aerosol-generating rod1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293970 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Apparatus and method for forming a disposable smokable cigar core24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283222 A1
- Manufacturing machine for rod used in flavor inhaler and manufacturing method for rod10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262709 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Twisted yarn-like material for smoking article13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232004 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rod making apparatus for smoking article manufacture171US 4,807,809 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1989
- Method of and apparatus for treating accumulations of fibers of tobacco or other smokable material97US 4,878,506 AKorber AG · 1989
- Method and apparatus for regulating the operation of machines for the production of cigarettes or the like82US 4,474,190 AHauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG · 1984
- Cigarette making machine including band inspection82US 6,020,969 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 2000
- Apparatus for making cigarettes74US 5,156,169 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1992