CPC Definition - Subclass A24C
This place covers:
Machine and methods for making cigars or cigarettes, including making tipping materials for cigarettes and cigars and attaching filters to cigarette or cigars.
Because of the nature of the products, some devices handling cigarette filters might be also classified in this subclass if their principles are suitable also for cigarette rods
This place does not cover:
Packaging cigarettes |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Cigarette | "cigarette" means: (1) a small tube of wrapper containing tobacco or tobacco substitutes which people smoke by igniting it directly and where the tobacco (or the tobacco substitute) is burned; (2) in a broader sense it also means a small tube of wrapper containing tobacco or tobacco substitutes which is associated with a heat source at manufacturing or inserted by the user in a device containing a heat source, and where the tobacco (or the tobacco substitute) is heated without being burned. In this broader sense, the word "rod" is also often used in place of cigarette. |
Simulated smoking device | "simulated smoking devices" means devices simulating the act of smoking without burning tobacco, e.g. so called electronic cigarettes |
This place covers:
A particular element, device or step of a method for the production of cigars.
This place does not cover:
This place covers:
The complete manufacture of a cigar. It covers only documents in which the whole production of a cigar is disclosed.
This place does not cover:
Single elements or steps of cigar manufacture |
This place covers:
Making cigarettes both with hand-driven or automatic machines.
Making tipping materials for cigarettes.
Attaching filters or mouthpieces to the tobacco rod or cigars.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
This place covers:
Parts and accessories of the cigarette manufacturing machines dealing or coming in contact with the cigarette wrapping paper.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Attaching the replacement web to the expiring web |
This place does not cover:
Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes in relation to packaging |
Machines dealing with filter rods, e.g. sending filters from a location of the factory to a filter attaching machine are also classified here.
This place covers:
Devices for changing the conveyance direction of rods from axial to a direction perpendicular to the axis of the rod, or vice versa.
Machines dealing with filter, e.g. for making composite filters elements are also classified here.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Process control means in filter manufacture | |
Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines |
Machines handling filter rods might also be classified here
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Inspecting the exterior surface of cylindrical bodies or wires |
This place covers:
Conveying apparatus specially designed for transporting cigarettes from the making machine to the packaging machine.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Variable capacity stores |
Machines dealing with filter rods, are also classified here
This place does not cover:
Incorporating filters or mouthpieces into a cigarette rod or a tobacco rod |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Filters, their manufacture, mouthpieces |