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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Philip Morris USA Inc.


USPTO Granted Patents = 742

% Expired Patents = 3.6



Trademarks = 121

Forward Citations = 12,934

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574 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal William R Sweeney (76 out of 88 patents)

silverMedal Munmaya K Mishra (56 out of 144 patents)

bronzeMedal Georgios D Karles (47 out of 120 patents)

4.  Firooz Rasouli (43 out of 53 patents)

5.  Jay A Fournier (42 out of 54 patents)

6.  Martin T Garthaffner (38 out of 71 patents)

7.  Shuzhong Zhuang (32 out of 67 patents)

8.  Peter J Lipowicz (31 out of 92 patents)

9.  Felix Fernando (28 out of 61 patents)

10.  Lixin Xue (25 out of 28 patents)

11.  Stephen J Bellamah (24 out of 70 patents)

12.  Ping Li (24 out of 30 patents)

13.  Mohammad R Hajaligol (24 out of 54 patents)

14.  Barry Scott Smith (24 out of 148 patents)

15.  Danielle R Crawford (24 out of 42 patents)


Core Competencies:
Electrically Heated Smoking
Aerosol Generators
Oral Pouch Products
Flavor Capsules
Moist Tobacco Products
Controlled Release Beads
Cigarette Filters
Authentication Methods
Cultured Tobacco Cells
Heating Elements
Dissolvable Films
High Speed Poucher

742 patents:

1. 12623260 - Article including identification information for use in an electrically heated smoking system (2026-05-12),
2. 12622455 - Banded papers, smoking articles and methods (2026-05-12),
3. 12616236 - Smokeless tobacco product sized, shaped and adapted for oral consumption (2026-05-05),
4. 12610989 - Electrically heated smoking system (2026-04-28),
5. 12610974 - Capsule clusters for oral consumption (2026-04-28),
6. 12588111 - Heater for an electrically heated aerosol generating system (2026-03-24),
7. 12569432 - Aerosol generator (2026-03-10),
8. 12557837 - Compound horizontal filter assembly machine and process (2026-02-24),
9. 12514280 - Moist botanical pouch processing and moist oral botanical pouch products (2026-01-06),
10. 12509268 - Method and apparatus for producing pouched tobacco product (2025-12-30),
11. 12499406 - Method and apparatus for identifying, authenticating, tracking and tracing manufactured items (2025-12-16),
12. 12433339 - Electrically heated smoking system with internal or external heater (2025-10-07),
13. 12426623 - Cigarettes and filter subassemblies with squeezable flavor capsules and methods of manufacture (2025-09-30),
14. 12415637 - High speed poucher (2025-09-16),
15. 12396489 - Method or forming elongated array with heating elements that bow concentrically outward from radial centerline (2025-08-26),
Company Overview
Philip Morris USA Inc., headquartered in Richmond, VA, specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative tobacco products, particularly in the field of electrically heated smoking technologies. The company focuses on creating alternatives to traditional smoking, including aerosol generators and oral pouch products, while also exploring advancements in flavor capsules and controlled release systems. With a commitment to reducing the health impacts of smoking, Philip Morris USA is at the forefront of research in moist tobacco products and cigarette filter technologies.
Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

742 Patents

#3 in Richmond, VA

#14 in Virginia

#679 in US

#1,341 in the World

Richmond, VA (US)
Richmond, VA, United States of America

Philip Morris USA Inc.

Forward Citations = 12,934

574 inventors:

goldMedal William R Sweeney (76 out of 88 patents)

silverMedal Munmaya K Mishra (56 out of 144 patents)

bronzeMedal Georgios D Karles (47 out of 120 patents)

4.  Firooz Rasouli (43 out of 53 patents)

5.  Jay A Fournier (42 out of 54 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Philip Morris USA Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/philip-morris-usa

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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