Method and apparatus for inspecting an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for the presence of a susceptor and a desired article alignment
US-2022346437-A1 · Nov 3, 2022 · US
Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes · 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 | A24C5/34 |
| Official title | Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes |
| Display label | Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes |
| Total patents | 96 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method for reducing stress of a garniture belt in a tobacco industry machine, a method for reducing rejection in a tobacco industry machine and a garniture device for a tobacco industry machine
US-11425927-B2 · Aug 30, 2022 · US
Method and apparatus for the inspection of a paper web wound on a bobbin
US-11397175-B2 · Jul 26, 2022 · US
Machine and method for making a sub-unit of a smoking article
US-2022218018-A1 · Jul 14, 2022 · US
Device for inspecting smoking articles
US-11324250-B2 · May 10, 2022 · US
Roll fed material measurement device
US-11248898-B2 · Feb 15, 2022 · US
Method and an apparatus for manufacturing rod-like articles for tobacco industry
US-11224248-B2 · Jan 18, 2022 · US
Method and apparatus for manufacturing of rods
US-2021378288-A1 · Dec 9, 2021 · US
Method for adjusting the diameter of an elongated rod
US-11178903-B2 · Nov 23, 2021 · US
Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Vapour Generating Products
US-2021345686-A1 · Nov 11, 2021 · US
Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article
US-2021338949-A1 · Nov 4, 2021 · US
Sensor apparatuses and systems
US-2021321660-A1 · Oct 21, 2021 · US
Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article
US-11083857-B2 · Aug 10, 2021 · US
Method and apparatus for inspection of paper bobbins
US-2021231635-A1 · Jul 29, 2021 · US
Sensor apparatuses and systems
US-11064727-B2 · Jul 20, 2021 · US
Diagnostic method for analysing the operation of at least part of a production line in the tobacco industry
US-10954011-B2 · Mar 23, 2021 · US
Method of making a rod for use as an aerosol-forming substrate having controlled porosity distribution
US-10888118-B2 · Jan 12, 2021 · US
Device for inspecting smoking articles
US-2021000163-A1 · Jan 7, 2021 · US
Systems and methods for testing heat-not-burn tobacco products
US-10869496-B2 · Dec 22, 2020 · US
Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article
US-10856570-B2 · Dec 8, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A24C5/34?
- CPC A24C5/34 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A24C5/34 (Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes)?
- Our database includes 96 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A24C5/34 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).