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Innovations in the composition, storage, and controlled release of aerosol-generating materials, including liquids, tobacco, and additives. This covers reservoirs, wicking, and material properties for consistent aerosol generation.
10,465 US filings from 1,073 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,644 · 2024: 3,433 · 2025: 3,056 · 2026 YTD: 1,332
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Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
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| 1 | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED | 1,303 | 302 | 368 | 461 | 172 | +25.3% |
| 2 | KT&G Corporation | 1,197 | 187 | 445 | 361 | 204 | -18.9% |
| 3 | Philip Morris Products S.A. | 1,188 | 281 | 425 | 335 | 147 | -21.2% |
| 4 | Altria Client Services LLC | 889 | 261 | 258 | 285 | 85 | +10.5% |
| 5 | JT International SA | 609 | 196 | 204 | 159 | 50 | -22.1% |
| 6 | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. | 458 | 74 | 274 | 82 | 28 | -70.1% |
| 7 | RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. | 423 | 113 | 130 | 128 | 52 | -1.5% |
| 8 | SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 251 | 91 | 57 | 59 | 44 | +3.5% |
| 9 | SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 237 | 58 | 72 | 81 | 26 | +12.5% |
| 10 | JUUL Labs, Inc. | 182 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 18 | +81.4% |
| 11 | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | 114 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 20 | -17.6% |
| 12 | Imperial Tobacco Limited | 112 | 2 | 45 | 46 | 19 | +2.2% |
| 13 | SMOORE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 90 | · | · | 34 | 56 | — |
| 14 | FONTEM VENTURES B.V. | 74 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 4 | +29.2% |
| 15 | Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited | 66 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | +18.8% |
| 16 | Philip Morris USA Inc. | 59 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 9 | -43.5% |
| 17 | CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD | 46 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | -60.0% |
| 18 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED | 42 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 19 | SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD. | 37 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | -52.4% |
| 20 | N2B LIMITED | 35 | · | 29 | 2 | 4 | -93.1% |
| 21 | PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC. | 35 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | +425.0% |
| 22 | Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. | 35 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | -61.1% |
| 23 | STAMFORD DEVICES LIMITED | 35 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 24 | CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 34 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | -64.3% |
| 25 | Pax Labs, Inc. | 34 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | -42.1% |