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Philip Morris Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 759

% Expired Patents = 0.4

Trademarks = 36

Forward Citations = 46,120

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667 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

A Clifton Lilly, Jr (39 out of 47 patents)

Gus D Keritsis (35 out of 35 patents)

Charles T Higgins (33 out of 41 patents)

4. Yoram Houminer (32 out of 32 patents)

5. Grier S Fleischhauer (31 out of 35 patents)

6. Walter Allen Nichols (30 out of 69 patents)

7. Seetharama C Deevi (28 out of 70 patents)

8. Reginald W Newsome (28 out of 33 patents)

9. Susan E Wrenn (23 out of 40 patents)

10. Mohammad R Hajaligol (23 out of 54 patents)

11. Michael L Watkins (23 out of 27 patents)

12. Norman B Rainer (22 out of 45 patents)

13. Mary Ellen Counts (22 out of 26 patents)

14. Everett C Grollimund (22 out of 26 patents)

15. Donald H Evers (22 out of 22 patents)

Core Competencies:

Cigarette Filters

Smoke Constituent Attenuator

Electrical Smoking Systems

Flavorant Materials

Tobacco Curing

Micro-Porous Fibers

Humidification Cylinder

Nitrosamine Reduction

Granular Particles

Inkjet Printhead

Vapor Phase Monitoring

Cigarette Packaging

759 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8905037 - Enhanced subjective activated carbon cigarette (2014-12-09),

2. 6896145 - Dispensing rack with high definition liquid crystal display header (2005-05-24),

3. 6874508 - Cigarette with smoke constituent attenuator (2005-04-05),

4. 6868855 - Cigarette with smoke constituent attenuator (2005-03-22),

5. 6860273 - Cigarette with adsorbent at tip end thereof (2005-03-01),

6. 6837369 - Slide notch cigarette pack sleeve (2005-01-04),

7. 6837281 - Apparatus and method for filling cavities with metered amounts of granular particles (2005-01-04),

8. 6803545 - Electrically heated smoking system and methods for supplying electrical power from a lithium ion power source (2004-10-12),

9. 6789547 - Carbon technology (2004-09-14),

10. 6786220 - Tobacco curing barn (2004-09-07),

11. 6779528 - High surface area micro-porous fibers from polymer solutions (2004-08-24),

12. 6772768 - Cigarette filters of shaped micro cavity fibers impregnated with flavorant materials (2004-08-10),

13. 6769437 - Use of oxyhydroxide compounds for reducing carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette (2004-08-03),

14. 6765039 - Water fast, water-based pigmented ink-jet ink (2004-07-20),

15. 6761174 - Cigarette and filter with downstream flavor addition (2004-07-13),

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smoke-free products, and associated electronic devices and accessories. With a diverse portfolio of well-known brands, PMI aims to replace cigarettes with less harmful alternatives to responsibly meet the evolving preferences of adult smokers. The company's website provides detailed information about its products, scientific research, sustainability efforts, and more.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 22 2026

Philip Morris Inc.

759 Patents

#24 in New York, NY

#42 in New York

#664 in US

#1,312 in the World

New York, NY, United States of America

Philip Morris Inc.

Forward Citations = 46,120

667 inventors:

A Clifton Lilly, Jr (39 out of 47 patents)

Gus D Keritsis (35 out of 35 patents)

Charles T Higgins (33 out of 41 patents)

4. Yoram Houminer (32 out of 32 patents)

5. Grier S Fleischhauer (31 out of 35 patents)

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