A24F 40/42
Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24F40/42 (Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors) appears on 2,193 US grants and 4,348 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24F- Granted patents
- 2,193
- Published applications
- 4,348
- Assignees
- 468
- Inventors
- 3,075
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4 | 26 |
| 2014 | 14 | 33 |
| 2015 | 13 | 72 |
| 2016 | 21 | 98 |
| 2017 | 31 | 131 |
| 2018 | 112 | 256 |
| 2019 | 109 | 188 |
| 2020 | 183 | 309 |
| 2021 | 163 | 418 |
| 2022 | 188 | 563 |
| 2023 | 265 | 554 |
| 2024 | 432 | 636 |
| 2025 | 427 | 566 |
| 2026 | 216 | 458 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Flavor-generating device934US 6,155,268 AJapan Tobacco Inc. · 2000
- Drug delivery articles utilizing electrical energy925US 4,922,901 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1990
- Flavor delivery articles utilizing electrical energy896US 4,947,875 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1990
- Electronic atomization cigarette779US 7,832,410 B2Best Partners Worldwide Limited · 2010
- Method and system for vaporization of a substance716US 6,772,756 B2Advanced Inhalation Revolutions Inc. · 2004