Method and device for detecting plastic foreign objects with low chromaticity difference in shredded tobacco through online pulse spectral imaging
US-11825871-B2 · Nov 28, 2023 · US
Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco
Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | A24B1/04 |
| Official title | Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco |
| Display label | Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco |
| Total patents | 28 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method and device for detecting plastic foreign objects with low chromaticity difference in shredded tobacco through online pulse spectral imaging
US-2023128801-A1 · Apr 27, 2023 · US
Oil soluble taggants
US-11555790-B2 · Jan 17, 2023 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-11340168-B2 · May 24, 2022 · US
Constraining mechanisms and associated methods
US-2021386569-A1 · Dec 16, 2021 · US
Oil soluble taggants
US-10866194-B2 · Dec 15, 2020 · US
Oil soluble taggants
US-2020386691-A1 · Dec 10, 2020 · US
String filter
US-10857562-B2 · Dec 8, 2020 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-2020319109-A1 · Oct 8, 2020 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-10724955-B2 · Jul 28, 2020 · US
String filter
US-2019054489-A1 · Feb 21, 2019 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-2019003970-A1 · Jan 3, 2019 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-10082467-B2 · Sep 25, 2018 · US
Copolymer and associated layered article, and device-forming method
US-2018252645-A1 · Sep 6, 2018 · US
Copolymer and associated layered article, and device-forming method
US-9957339-B2 · May 1, 2018 · US
Assembly and method for separating selected defective objects from a group of objects used in tobacco industry
US-9827596-B2 · Nov 28, 2017 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-2017052120-A1 · Feb 23, 2017 · US
Copolymer and associated layered article, and device-forming method
US-2017037171-A1 · Feb 9, 2017 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-9488580-B2 · Nov 8, 2016 · US
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method
US-9381545-B2 · Jul 5, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A24B1/04?
- CPC A24B1/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A24B1/04 (Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco)?
- Our database includes 28 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A24B1/04 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2022 vs 3 in 2023 (latest complete years).