Method of manufacturing a tow band
US-2019357591-A1 · Nov 28, 2019 · US
Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters · 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 | A24D3/02 |
| Official title | Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters |
| Display label | Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters |
| Total patents | 157 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
A feeding device for feeding a continuous strip into a continuous fibrous band in a tobacco industry machine for manufacturing rod-like elements and a machine for manufacturing rod-like elements
US-2019328035-A1 · Oct 31, 2019 · US
Method for combining segments of a smoking article and combiner for combining such segments
US-10368574-B2 · Aug 6, 2019 · US
Rod for a smoking article and method and apparatus for manufacture
US-10285435-B2 · May 14, 2019 · US
Additives for tobacco cut filler
US-2019116866-A1 · Apr 25, 2019 · US
Diagnostic method for analysing the operation of at least part of a production line in the tobacco industry
US-2019118984-A1 · Apr 25, 2019 · US
Machine for making cigarette filters and method for making cigarette filters
US-2019090532-A1 · Mar 28, 2019 · US
Filter rod including electrostatically charged fibers
US-10226070-B2 · Mar 12, 2019 · US
Smoking article having filter with hollow tube segment
US-2019045838-A1 · Feb 14, 2019 · US
Additives for tobacco cut filler
US-10188139-B2 · Jan 29, 2019 · US
Feeder for components of an aerosol forming article
US-2019000132-A1 · Jan 3, 2019 · US
Method and apparatus for introducing elongated objects defining a longitudinal axis into a continuous flow of material
US-2018360104-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Filter manufacturing apparatus
US-2018343918-A1 · Dec 6, 2018 · US
Filter manufacturing apparatus
US-2018338524-A1 · Nov 29, 2018 · US
Smoking article comprising a filter with enhanced flavourant release
US-2018338523-A1 · Nov 29, 2018 · US
Method and apparatus for manufacturing fragrance capsule of tobacco
US-2018317541-A1 · Nov 8, 2018 · US
Plasma treatment of filtration media for smoking articles
US-2018310612-A1 · Nov 1, 2018 · US
Activated carbon beads for smoking articles
US-2018220700-A1 · Aug 9, 2018 · US
Two part multi-component combiner
US-10039313-B2 · Aug 7, 2018 · US
A method for manufacturing multi-component aerosol forming articles
US-2018213842-A1 · Aug 2, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A24D3/02?
- CPC A24D3/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A24D3/02 (Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters)?
- Our database includes 157 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A24D3/02 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 14 in 2025 (latest complete years).