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CPC technology class · A24

A24F - Smokers' Requisites

Smokers' requisites; match boxes; simulated smoking devices. 5,971 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

5,971
US patents granted
A24
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+210%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Smokers' Requisites ranks #236 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,971 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 210% over five years.

#236
of 670 CPC technology areas
5,971
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Altria Client Services
leading assignee (839)
+210%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Altria Client Services Llc (839 patents)

CPC subclass A24F - SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES - covers 5,971 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 A24F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Altria Client Services Llc leads with 839 patents, followed by Philip Morris Products S.a. at 686 grants and RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. at 430.

Filing activity in A24F is up 210% 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 A24F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A24F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 210% versus 2015–2019.

05001,0001,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 802

Who leads A24F?

The 12 most active assignees in SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Altria Client Services is the most active filer in A24F, holding 839 of the 5,971 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 A24F
Rank Company Patents in A24F
#1 Altria Client Services Llc 839
#2 Philip Morris Products S.a. 686
#3 RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. 430
#4 Nicoventures Trading Limited 335
#5 KT&G Corporation 273
#6 Japan Tobacco Inc. 250
#7 Huizhou Kimree Technology Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch 198
#8 JT International Sa 163
#9 Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd. 161
#10 Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited 141
#11 JUUL Labs, Inc. 137
#12 Fontem Holdings 1 B.v. 120
#13 R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company 78
#14 Philip Morris USA Inc. 76
#15 Nicoventures Holdings Limited 54
#16 Fontem Ventures B.v. 51
#17 Changzhou Patent Electronic Technology Co., Ltd 49
#18 British American Tobacco (investments) Limited 48
#19 China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd. 48
#20 Joyetech Europe Holding Gmbh 45

About This Class

CPC subclass A24F belongs to class A24.

5,971 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 A24F 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 A24F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A24F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 02004006008001000 Patents in A24F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Altria Client ServicesPhilip Morris ProductsRai Strategic HoldingsNicoventures TradingKt&GJapan TobaccoHuizhou Kimree Techno…Jt InternationalShenzhen First Union…Shenzhen Smoore Techn…Juul LabsFontem Holdings 1 B VR J Reynolds TobaccoPhilip Morris Usa
Top 14 A24F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A24F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A24F?
CPC subclass A24F covers SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES. It belongs to CPC class A24 (TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES), with 5,971 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A24F?
5,971 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A24F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A24F?
Altria Client Services Llc leads A24F with 839 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A24F 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 A24F 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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