USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 319 granted patents across 113 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A24B (MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF).

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

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319

Total patents granted

113

CPC technology areas

18.6

Avg claims per patent

-16%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

R.j. holds 319 US patents across 113 technology areas, rank #1,330 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,330
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.6/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -16%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company has been granted 319 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company at rank #1,330 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 113 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in A24B (MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF). As a US Corporation, R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, R.j. sits between Sandia Corporation (320 patents, rank #1,326) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (317 patents, rank #1,334) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 61.6/100 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 146 grants, compared with 173 in the 2015–2019 window, a -16% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's 18.6 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 R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows R.j. holds 319 patents at rank #1,330, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Rj

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,330 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A24B (Manufacture OR Preparation OF Tobacco FOR Smoking OR Chewing)

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

R.j.'s Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% 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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R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	43	13.5%
2016	37	11.6%
2017	25	7.8%
2018	34	10.7%
2019	34	10.7%
2020	29	9.1%
2021	27	8.5%
2022	24	7.5%
2023	25	7.8%
2024	25	7.8%
2025	16	5.0%

Which technologies does R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company patent most?

A24B - MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF 153

A24D - CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES 99

A24F - SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES 78

A24C - MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES 42

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 39

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 28

A23G - COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF 25

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 24

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 19

C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 14

C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 13

C07K - PEPTIDES 13

A23L - FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF 13

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 11

C12Y - ENZYMES 11

Top 15 of 113 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,330

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

61.6 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 R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company hold?

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company holds 319 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 113 technology areas.

What is R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Innovation Score?

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company has an Innovation Score of 61.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company focus on?

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's top technology area is A24B (MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF) with 153 patents. The company has filed patents in 113 CPC subclasses total.

Is R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's recent filing velocity is -16% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's patents?

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company's patents average 18.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company 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

R.j.'s 319 grants land it in the top 3% 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 - R.j. ranks #1,330 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A24B - see who else leads that technology area. A24B 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.