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CPC technology class · A24

A24C - Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes

Machines for making cigars or cigarettes. 702 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

702
US patents granted
A24
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+106%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Machines FOR Making Cigars OR Cigarettes ranks #501 of 670 CPC technology areas - 702 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 106% over five years.

#501
of 670 CPC technology areas
702
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Philip Morris Products
leading assignee (145)
+106%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Philip Morris Products S.a. (145 patents)

CPC subclass A24C - MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES - covers 702 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A24 (TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A24C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Philip Morris Products S.a. leads with 145 patents, followed by Altria Client Services Llc at 57 grants and International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. Z O.o. at 44.

Filing activity in A24C is up 106% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A24C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A24C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 106% versus 2015–2019.

20406080100120 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 76

Who leads A24C?

The 12 most active assignees in MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Philip Morris Products is the most active filer in A24C, holding 145 of the 702 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass A24C
Rank Company Patents in A24C
#1 Philip Morris Products S.a. 145
#2 Altria Client Services Llc 57
#3 International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. Z O.o. 44
#4 R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company 42
#5 Blunt Wrap U.s.a., Inc. 28
#6 Japan Tobacco Inc. 26
#7 British American Tobacco (investments) Limited 26
#8 G.d S.p.a. 26
#9 Philip Morris USA Inc. 22
#10 JT International Sa 19
#11 Nicoventures Trading Limited 17
#12 China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. 16
#13 G.d Societa' PER Azioni 14
#14 Republic Tobacco L.p. 7
#15 KT&G Corporation 6
#16 Delfortgroup Ag 6
#17 Hauni Maschinenbau Gmbh 6
#18 Tobacco Research AND Development Institute (proprietary) Limited 6
#19 Tannpapier Gmbh 6
#20 Canopy Growth Corporation 5

About This Class

CPC subclass A24C belongs to class A24.

702 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A24C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A24C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A24C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 050100150200 Patents in A24C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Philip Morris ProductsAltria Client ServicesInternational Tobacco…R J Reynolds TobaccoBlunt Wrap UJapan TobaccoBritish American Toba…G D S P APhilip Morris UsaJt InternationalNicoventures TradingChina Tobacco Yunnan…G D Societa' Per Azio…Republic Tobacco
Top 14 A24C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A24C?
CPC subclass A24C covers MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES. It belongs to CPC class A24 (TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES), with 702 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A24C?
702 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A24C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A24C?
Philip Morris Products S.a. leads A24C with 145 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A24C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A24) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A24C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

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

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

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