A24F 40/46
Shape or structure of electric heating means
A24F40/46 (Shape or structure of electric heating means) appears on 2,715 US grants and 5,849 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A24F- Granted patents
- 2,715
- Published applications
- 5,849
- Assignees
- 465
- Inventors
- 3,590
- 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 24 |
| 2014 | 12 | 55 |
| 2015 | 10 | 70 |
| 2016 | 37 | 111 |
| 2017 | 47 | 183 |
| 2018 | 106 | 221 |
| 2019 | 120 | 238 |
| 2020 | 171 | 393 |
| 2021 | 216 | 521 |
| 2022 | 270 | 707 |
| 2023 | 313 | 775 |
| 2024 | 538 | 1010 |
| 2025 | 522 | 763 |
| 2026 | 284 | 730 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,484 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Evaporator device for an inhaler, and method for producing an inhaler6 Oct 2026US 12,751,485 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Vaporizing device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,486 B1Terp Chasers Club LLC
- Vaping and smoking device and capsules6 Oct 2026US 12,751,488 B2N2B Limited
- Aerosol-generating arrangement for generating an inhalable aerosol from an aerosol-forming liquid6 Oct 2026US 12,751,489 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- A Method for Manufacturing an Aerosol Generating Article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305682 A1JT Internationa lSA
- Aerosol provision system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305687 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Aerosol-generating device with article detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305692 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- An Aerosol Generation Consumable with a Rounded Periphery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305694 A1JT International SA
- Aerosol-generating system including a cartridge containing a gel and a device for heating the cartridge8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305695 A1Altria Client Services LLC
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
- Dispenser1,019US 5,894,841 APonwell Enterprises Limited · 1999
- Smoking articles utilizing electrical energy956US 4,947,874 AR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company · 1990
- Flavor-generating device934US 6,155,268 AJapan Tobacco Inc. · 2000