USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

JT International Sa

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 208 granted patents across 50 technology areas, active 2016–2025. 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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208

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.9

Avg claims per patent

+493%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

JT holds 208 US patents across 50 technology areas, rank #1,930 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,930
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (67.5/100): 15.9
avg claims per patent: +493%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

JT International Sa has been granted 208 US utility patents between 2016 and 2025, placing JT International Sa at rank #1,930 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 50 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES). As a Foreign Corporation, JT International Sa is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, JT sits between Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (209 patents, rank #1,926) and Zephyros, Inc. (208 patents, rank #1,934) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 67.5/100 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 178 grants, compared with 30 in the 2015–2019 window, a +493% 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. JT International Sa's 15.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 50 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark JT International Sa against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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JT International ◀

208

What this shows JT holds 208 patents at rank #1,930, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near JT

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,930 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24F (Smokers' Requisites)

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

JT's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

67 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 · 2016–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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JT International Sa patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2016	1	0.5%
2017	4	1.9%
2018	10	4.8%
2019	15	7.2%
2020	14	6.7%
2021	18	8.7%
2022	21	10.1%
2023	22	10.6%
2024	59	28.4%
2025	44	21.2%

Which technologies does JT International Sa patent most?

A24F - SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES 163

H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL 60

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 44

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES 32

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 27

A24B - MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF 20

A24C - MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES 19

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 10

H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 10

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 7

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES 7

B31B - MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER 6

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 5

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 5

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 5

Top 15 of 50 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,930

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

67.5 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 JT International Sa hold?

JT International Sa holds 208 US granted patents filed between 2016 and 2025, spanning 50 technology areas.

What is JT International Sa's Innovation Score?

JT International Sa has an Innovation Score of 67.5 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does JT International Sa focus on?

JT International Sa's top technology area is A24F (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES) with 163 patents. The company has filed patents in 50 CPC subclasses total.

Is JT International Sa's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

JT International Sa's recent filing velocity is +493% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for JT International Sa's patents?

JT International Sa's patents average 15.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the JT International Sa 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

JT's 208 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 - JT ranks #1,930 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.