Description
Class A24B : MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
Subclass 3/18: Preparing tobacco in the factory Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
A24B 3/18
Sub-Class
Stats
- 57 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 11 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 24 Total Patent Owners
- 400 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11918030 | Vessel screen retaining system and method | Dec 10, 21 | Mar 05, 24 | Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| 11918034 | Device and method for preparing fully granular cigarette/filter rod, and prepared fully granular cigarette/filter rod | Dec 23, 19 | Mar 05, 24 | China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 11877590 | Smokeless tobacco composition | Mar 27, 19 | Jan 23, 24 | Fiedler & Lundgren AB |
| 11712699 | Cryro device and method for processing cannabis flowers | Oct 07, 19 | Aug 01, 23 | Not available |
| 11576421 | Method for increasing bulkiness of reconstituted tobacco | Sep 29, 20 | Feb 14, 23 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology |
| 11484055 | Modular tobacco preparation including extrusion | Aug 12, 19 | Nov 01, 22 | British American Tobacco(Germany GmbH) |
| 11284642 | Vessel screen retaining system and method | Sep 05, 17 | Mar 29, 22 | Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| 11160301 | Method for the production of homogenized tobacco material | Aug 28, 19 | Nov 02, 21 | Philip Morris Products SA |
| 10966451 | Tobacco treatment | Feb 18, 19 | Apr 06, 21 | British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited |
| 10869496 | Systems and methods for testing heat-not-burn tobacco products | Aug 28, 18 | Dec 22, 20 | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
| 10857562 | String filter | Aug 19, 17 | Dec 08, 20 | ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC |
| 10660364 | Heated aerosol-generating articles comprising improved rods | Oct 13, 14 | May 26, 20 | Philip Morris Products SA |
| 10542771 | Method for preparing expanded tobacco stems | Sep 24, 13 | Jan 28, 20 | GUANGDONG GOLDEN LEAF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. |
| 10426189 | Method of manufacturing cut stem, cut stem manufacturing apparatus, and cut stem | Sep 26, 13 | Oct 01, 19 | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
| 10420365 | Method for the production of homogenized tobacco material | Sep 09, 15 | Sep 24, 19 | Philip Morris Products SA |
| 10398166 | Modular tobacco preparation including extrusion | May 09, 16 | Sep 03, 19 | British American Tobacco(Germany GmbH) |
| 10334872 | Smokeless tobacco product, smokeless tobacco product in the form of a sheet, extrudable tobacco composition, method for manufacturing a smokeless tobacco product, method for delivering super bioavailable nicotine contained in tobacco to a user, and packaged smokeless tobacco product sheet | Aug 19, 15 | Jul 02, 19 | Philip Morris Products SA |
| 10264813 | Tobacco treatment | Oct 30, 14 | Apr 23, 19 | British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited |
| 10111457 | Tobacco material and treatment thereof | Oct 30, 14 | Oct 30, 18 | British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited |
| 9687022 | Providing heat for use inside a structure | Nov 24, 14 | Jun 27, 17 | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0008,521 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COMBUSTION CONE FALLOUT PROPENSITY AND STABILIZING LOSS OF TOBACCO FROM CIGARETTE ENDS | Jul 05, 23 | Jan 11, 24 | Not available |
| 2023/0371,573 | A METHOD OF PROCESSING TOBACCO FINES INTO A NON-CONTINUOUS TOBACCO MATERIAL | Sep 14, 21 | Nov 23, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0082,455 | METHODS FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL, APPARATUS FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL, TREATED TOBACCO MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF | Feb 25, 21 | Mar 16, 23 | Not available |
| 2022/0312,824 | System and Method for Preparing Hemp for Rolling Hemp Cigarettes | Mar 30, 22 | Oct 06, 22 | Not available |
| 2022/0167,657 | VESSEL SCREEN RETAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Dec 10, 21 | Jun 02, 22 | Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| 2022/0125,097 | TOBACCO PROCESSING METHOD | Feb 14, 20 | Apr 28, 22 | Not available |
| 2021/0274,829 | METHODS OF TREATING CUT STEM TOBACCO MATERIAL | Jul 10, 19 | Sep 09, 21 | Not available |
| 2020/0068,944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCTS | Aug 28, 18 | Mar 05, 20 | Not available |
| 2017/0035,096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPANDING TOBACCO MATERIAL | Oct 25, 16 | Feb 09, 17 | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
| 2014/0360,520 | Composition for Tobacco Substitute | Aug 26, 14 | Dec 11, 14 | Not available |
| 2014/0026,906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPANDING TOBACCO MATERIAL | Sep 27, 13 | Jan 30, 14 | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 35 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 35 Months (last 5 years Issuances)