USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Altria Client Services Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 1,483 granted patents across 132 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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1,483

Total patents granted

132

CPC technology areas

16.1

Avg claims per patent

+165%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Altria holds 1,483 US patents across 132 technology areas, rank #288 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#288
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (68.0/100): 16.1
avg claims per patent: +165%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Altria Client Services Llc has been granted 1,483 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Altria Client Services Llc at rank #288 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 132 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES). As a US Corporation, Altria Client Services Llc is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Altria sits between Panasonic Holdings Corporation (1,518 patents, rank #284) and EMC Corporation (1,455 patents, rank #292) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 68.0/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 1,077 grants, compared with 406 in the 2015–2019 window, a +165% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Altria Client Services Llc's 16.1 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Altria Client Services Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Panasonic Holdings

1,518
Sun Patent Trust

1,507
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1,496
Marvell Internati…

1,491
Altria Client Ser… ◀

1,483
Jpmorgan Chase BA…

1,478
Lockheed Martin

1,464
Nanya Technology

1,461
EMC

1,455

What this shows Altria holds 1,483 patents at rank #288, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Altria

By rank, the assignees closest to #288 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Altria's primary technology class.

Altria's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Altria Client Services Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	31	2.1%
2016	45	3.0%
2017	46	3.1%
2018	117	7.9%
2019	167	11.3%
2020	172	11.6%
2021	139	9.4%
2022	153	10.3%
2023	197	13.3%
2024	230	15.5%
2025	186	12.5%

Which technologies does Altria Client Services Llc patent most?

A24F - SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES 839

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 380

A61M - DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR 301

A24B - MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF 294

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 165

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES 107

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 96

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 62

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 62

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 58

A24C - MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES 57

B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS 47

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 47

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 43

A01H - NEW PLANTS OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES 42

Top 15 of 132 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#288

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

68.0 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Altria Client Services Llc hold?

Altria Client Services Llc holds 1,483 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 132 technology areas.

What is Altria Client Services Llc's Innovation Score?

Altria Client Services Llc has an Innovation Score of 68.0 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Altria Client Services Llc focus on?

Altria Client Services Llc's top technology area is A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES) with 839 patents. The company has filed patents in 132 CPC subclasses total.

Is Altria Client Services Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Altria Client Services Llc's recent filing velocity is +165% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Altria Client Services Llc's patents?

Altria Client Services Llc's patents average 16.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Altria Client Services Llc patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Altria's 1,483 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Altria ranks #288 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A24F - see who else leads that technology area. A24F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.