Patent Theme

Advanced Heating Systems

Focuses on novel heating elements, power delivery, and thermal management for efficient and controlled aerosol generation. This includes resistive, inductive, and other heating methods, as well as heat distribution and retention.

9,987 US filings from 2,021 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,344 · 2024: 3,393 · 2025: 2,992 · 2026 YTD: 1,258

Smoking ArticlesElectric Heating & Lighting Control

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Philip Morris Products S.A.	862	185	313	254	110	-18.8%
2	NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED	678	138	211	239	90	+13.3%
3	KT&G Corporation	672	100	279	202	91	-27.6%
4	Altria Client Services LLC	403	93	130	140	40	+7.7%
5	JT International SA	371	101	134	107	29	-20.1%
6	JAPAN TOBACCO INC.	303	43	193	47	20	-75.6%
7	RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.	234	62	78	66	28	-15.4%
8	LG ELECTRONICS INC.	200	57	77	45	21	-41.6%
9	SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	177	43	52	60	22	+15.4%
10	SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	134	50	28	35	21	+25.0%
11	Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.	105	19	29	33	24	+13.8%
12	Rheem Manufacturing Company	94	22	37	24	11	-35.1%
13	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	88	20	27	30	11	+11.1%
14	SMOORE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED	80	·	·	33	47	—
15	Whirlpool Corporation	80	23	17	29	11	+70.6%
16	NGK INSULATORS, LTD.	75	12	34	21	8	-38.2%
17	WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY	73	19	25	20	9	-20.0%
18	JUUL Labs, Inc.	63	10	17	28	8	+64.7%
19	SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA	63	10	16	24	13	+50.0%
20	BSH Hausgeräte GmbH	55	20	12	16	7	+33.3%
21	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	47	12	15	12	8	-20.0%
22	Eberspächer catem GmbH & Co. KG	42	6	23	11	2	-52.2%
23	SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.	38	3	22	10	3	-54.5%
24	Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	36	4	8	11	13	+37.5%
25	Philip Morris USA Inc.	35	8	13	10	4	-23.1%