A24C 5/3412
By means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields
Official title: {by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields (A24C5/3406 takes precedence)}
A24C5/3412 (By means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields) appears on 242 US grants and 161 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24C- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 161
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 408
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2004 | 3 | 13 |
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| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2022 | 9 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for aligning rod-shaped aerosol-generating articles16 Jun 2026US 12,653,223 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Inspection device for the quality control of rod-shaped articles24 Feb 2026US 12,560,621 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Method and device for examining rod-shaped products of the cigarette industry25 Nov 2025US 12,478,092 B2Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
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- On-line crimp control and measurement for tow26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055540 A1Acetate International LLC
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- Detection and monitoring of dosage delivery for vaporized waxes, solids or viscous oils, and cannabinoids15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014331 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Detecting segments for aerosol-generating articles with two consecutive sensors25 Dec 2025US 2025/0386857 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for optically inspecting cigarettes by detecting the lengths of cigarette sections121US 6,075,882 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 2000
- 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 detecting foreign matter within a layer of tabacco82US 5,476,108 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1995
- Cigarette making machine including band inspection82US 6,020,969 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 2000
- Equipment for manufacturing cigarettes71US 7,275,548 B2R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 2007