A24F 40/20
Devices using solid inhalable precursors
A24F40/20 (Devices using solid inhalable precursors) appears on 2,047 US grants and 4,782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24F- Granted patents
- 2,047
- Published applications
- 4,782
- Assignees
- 331
- Inventors
- 2,848
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 30 |
| 2015 | 11 | 50 |
| 2016 | 19 | 69 |
| 2017 | 32 | 116 |
| 2018 | 50 | 153 |
| 2019 | 83 | 196 |
| 2020 | 123 | 320 |
| 2021 | 142 | 420 |
| 2022 | 206 | 532 |
| 2023 | 227 | 614 |
| 2024 | 437 | 886 |
| 2025 | 412 | 656 |
| 2026 | 221 | 677 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Aerosol-generating material6 Oct 2026US 12,751,483 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,484 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Vaporizing device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,486 B1Terp Chasers Club LLC
- Smoking article for identifying an attribute of an aerosol-generating element for adaptive power output and an associated method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,493 B2RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Aerosol generating device comprising semiconductor heaters29 Sep 2026US 12,746,349 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- An Aerosol-Generating System with a Replaceable Filter Rod8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305686 A1JT International SA
- Aerosol generating device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305689 A1Beijing WONZ Technology Co. Ltd
- Aerosol-generating device with article detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305692 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Aerosol-generating system with adjustable ventilation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305693 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- An Aerosol Generation Consumable with a Rounded Periphery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305694 A1JT International SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flavor generating article1,074US 5,060,671 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1991
- Flavor-delivery article1,043US 5,144,962 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1992
- Method and apparatus for using, cleaning, and maintaining electrical heat sources and lighters useful in smoking systems and other apparatuses852US 5,878,752 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1999
- Dosing device to provide vaporized medicament to the lungs as a fine aerosol833US 4,735,217 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1988
- Heater for an electric flavor-generating article814US 5,322,075 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1994