USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Japan Tobacco Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 412 granted patents across 90 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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412

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

13.6

Avg claims per patent

+189%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Japan holds 412 US patents across 90 technology areas, rank #1,050 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,050
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (63.2/100): 13.6
avg claims per patent: +189%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Japan Tobacco Inc. has been granted 412 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Japan Tobacco Inc. at rank #1,050 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 90 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, Japan Tobacco Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Japan sits between Traxxas, L.p. (414 patents, rank #1,046) and Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (410 patents, rank #1,054) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 63.2/100 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 306 grants, compared with 106 in the 2015–2019 window, a +189% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The Foreign 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. Japan Tobacco Inc.'s 13.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 90 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Japan Tobacco Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Traxxas

414
Florida State Uni…

413
Siemens Mobility

413
Andreas Stihl & KG

412
Japan Tobacco ◀

412
A9 com

411
Asahi Glass

411
Gigaphoton

411
Seoul Semiconduct…

410

What this shows Japan holds 412 patents at rank #1,050, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Japan

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,050 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

Japan's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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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Japan Tobacco Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	20	4.9%
2016	14	3.4%
2017	20	4.9%
2018	22	5.3%
2019	30	7.3%
2020	43	10.4%
2021	56	13.6%
2022	55	13.3%
2023	47	11.4%
2024	77	18.7%
2025	28	6.8%

Which technologies does Japan Tobacco Inc. patent most?

A24F - SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES 250

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 133

A24B - MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF 87

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 86

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 66

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES 64

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 58

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 40

A24C - MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES 26

A61P - SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS 24

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 24

C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA 22

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 21

B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES 19

H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF 19

Top 15 of 90 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,050

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

63.2 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 Japan Tobacco Inc. hold?

Japan Tobacco Inc. holds 412 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 90 technology areas.

What is Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Japan Tobacco Inc. has an Innovation Score of 63.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Japan Tobacco Inc. focus on?

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s top technology area is A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES) with 250 patents. The company has filed patents in 90 CPC subclasses total.

Is Japan Tobacco Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +189% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Japan Tobacco Inc.'s patents?

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s patents average 13.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Japan Tobacco Inc. 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

Japan's 412 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - Japan ranks #1,050 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.