Article including identification information for use in an electrically heated smoking system
US-10869499-B2 · Dec 22, 2020 · US
Maintenance, e.g. cleaning
Maintenance, e.g. cleaning · 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 | A24F40/85 |
| Official title | Maintenance, e.g. cleaning |
| Display label | Maintenance, e.g. cleaning |
| Total patents | 367 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2025 | 68 |
| 2026 | 21 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
An aerosol-generating device comprising a cover element sensor
US-2020375251-A1 · Dec 3, 2020 · US
Apparatus for generating aerosols and method for cleaning the same
US-2020359699-A1 · Nov 19, 2020 · US
Aerosol-generating system comprising a fluid permeable susceptor element
US-10834972-B2 · Nov 17, 2020 · US
Method and apparatus for cleaning a heating element of aerosol generating device
US-2020352224-A1 · Nov 12, 2020 · US
Aerosol generating device, method for controlling same, and charging system including same
US-2020352255-A1 · Nov 12, 2020 · US
Article including identification information for use in an electrically heated smoking system
US-10827782-B2 · Nov 10, 2020 · US
Charger for aerosol-generating devices
US-2020350773-A1 · Nov 5, 2020 · US
Electronic cigarette
US-2020305501-A1 · Oct 1, 2020 · US
Electronic cigarette
US-2020281265-A1 · Sep 10, 2020 · US
Electronic cigarette
US-2020237003-A1 · Jul 30, 2020 · US
Aerosol generation device and control method for aerosol generation device
US-2020237005-A1 · Jul 30, 2020 · US
Aerosol generator
US-2020214351-A1 · Jul 9, 2020 · US
Electronic cigarette
US-10701982-B2 · Jul 7, 2020 · US
Aerosol generating device
US-2020170298-A1 · Jun 4, 2020 · US
Aerosol generation system of preheating heater
US-2020154772-A1 · May 21, 2020 · US
Device for holding smoking member, and smoking member system
US-2020154776-A1 · May 21, 2020 · US
Device for cleaning smoking member, and smoking member system
US-2020154775-A1 · May 21, 2020 · US
Maintenance apparatus for vaporizing device
US-10512921-B2 · Dec 24, 2019 · US
Aerosol generating device, method for controlling same, and charging system including same
US-2019380390-A1 · Dec 19, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A24F40/85?
- CPC A24F40/85 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Maintenance, e.g. cleaning.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A24F40/85 (Maintenance, e.g. cleaning)?
- Our database includes 367 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A24F40/85 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 69 in 2024 vs 68 in 2025 (latest complete years).