Aerosol-generating article collation forming with increased number of hoppers
US-12515835-B2 · Jan 6, 2026 · US
Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes
Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B65B19/04 |
| Official title | Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes |
| Display label | Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes |
| Total patents | 33 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method for controlling a packaging machine
US-2025236424-A1 · Jul 24, 2025 · US
Aerosol-generating article collation forming with increased number of hoppers
US-2025214727-A1 · Jul 3, 2025 · US
Apparatus and method for feeding and forming organized groups of smoking articles
US-2024365843-A1 · Nov 7, 2024 · US
Replenishing device, an apparatus for manufacturing multi-segment rods and a method for manufacturing multi-segment rods
US-12035744-B2 · Jul 16, 2024 · US
Conveyor and method of aligning rod-shaped articles
US-12004556-B2 · Jun 11, 2024 · US
Feeding apparatus for feeding single-layer stream of tobacco industry's rod-like articles
US-11744279-B2 · Sep 5, 2023 · US
Conveyor and method of aligning rod-shaped articles
US-2022279837-A1 · Sep 8, 2022 · US
A replenishing device, an apparatus for manufacturing multi-segment rods and a method for manufacturing multi-segment rods
US-2021368858-A1 · Dec 2, 2021 · US
Method and apparatus to feed and form organized groups of smoking articles
US-10954012-B2 · Mar 23, 2021 · US
Transfer device for organized groups of smoking articles, apparatus and method to feed and form organized groups of smoking articles comprising said transfer device
US-10946994-B2 · Mar 16, 2021 · US
A feeding apparatus for feeding single-layer stream of tobacco industry's rod-like articles
US-2021037879-A1 · Feb 11, 2021 · US
Forming and transporting apparatus for conveying and forming a group of rod-like articles, and feeding apparatus for feeding a group of rod-like articles
US-10842183-B2 · Nov 24, 2020 · US
Method of emptying trays filled with rod-shaped articles of the tobacco industry
US-10779562-B2 · Sep 22, 2020 · US
Forming and transporting apparatus for conveying and forming a group of rod-like articles, and feeding apparatus for feeding a group of rod-like articles
US-2020245673-A1 · Aug 6, 2020 · US
Hopper for rod shaped articles and method for distributing rod shaped articles
US-10709168-B2 · Jul 14, 2020 · US
Filling system for a machine for filling trays and a method for filling trays
US-10661925-B2 · May 26, 2020 · US
Channel hopper for rod-like articles, filler for loading a container with rod-like articles, and unloader for emptying of such container
US-2020093171-A1 · Mar 26, 2020 · US
Apparatus and method for rejection of defective rod-like articles from a mass flow of rod-like articles of the tobacco industry
US-2020022402-A1 · Jan 23, 2020 · US
Hopper for rod shaped articles and method for distributing rod shaped articles
US-2019373944-A1 · Dec 12, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B65B19/04?
- CPC B65B19/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B65B19/04 (Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes)?
- Our database includes 33 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B65B19/04 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).