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Aerosol Material Formulation & Delivery
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.
9,879 US filings from 1,028 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,215 · 2024: 3,433 · 2025: 3,056 · 2026 YTD: 1,175
Smoking Articles
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED | 1,236 | 248 | 368 | 461 | 159 | +25.3% |
| 2 | Philip Morris Products S.A. | 1,149 | 257 | 425 | 335 | 132 | -21.2% |
| 3 | KT&G Corporation | 1,132 | 164 | 445 | 361 | 162 | -18.9% |
| 4 | Altria Client Services LLC | 829 | 211 | 258 | 285 | 75 | +10.5% |
| 5 | JT International SA | 558 | 148 | 204 | 159 | 47 | -22.1% |
| 6 | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. | 449 | 67 | 274 | 82 | 26 | -70.1% |
| 7 | RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. | 403 | 96 | 130 | 128 | 49 | -1.5% |
| 8 | SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 244 | 86 | 57 | 59 | 42 | +3.5% |
| 9 | SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 226 | 53 | 72 | 81 | 20 | +12.5% |
| 10 | JUUL Labs, Inc. | 171 | 34 | 43 | 78 | 16 | +81.4% |
| 11 | Imperial Tobacco Limited | 109 | 1 | 45 | 46 | 17 | +2.2% |
| 12 | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | 106 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 17 | -17.6% |
| 13 | SMOORE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 87 | · | · | 34 | 53 | — |
| 14 | FONTEM VENTURES B.V. | 72 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 4 | +29.2% |
| 15 | Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited | 57 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 11 | +18.8% |
| 16 | Philip Morris USA Inc. | 55 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 8 | -43.5% |
| 17 | CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD | 42 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | -60.0% |
| 18 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED | 37 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 19 | N2B LIMITED | 35 | · | 29 | 2 | 4 | -93.1% |
| 20 | SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD. | 35 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | -52.4% |
| 21 | Pax Labs, Inc. | 34 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | -42.1% |
| 22 | Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. | 32 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | -61.1% |
| 23 | STAMFORD DEVICES LIMITED | 32 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | -40.0% |
| 24 | SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 31 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 3 | +666.7% |
| 25 | CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 30 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | -64.3% |