| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United Kingdom | 80 | |
| #2 | United States | 32 | |
| #3 | Canada | 25 | |
| #4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 22 | |
| #5 | Germany | 20 | |
| #6 | France | 20 | |
| #7 | Ireland | 17 | |
| #8 | Japan | 17 | |
| #9 | Netherlands | 12 | |
| #10 | Australia | 11 | |
| #11 | Belgium | 10 | |
| #12 | Italy | 10 | |
| #13 | Denmark | 9 | |
| #14 | South Africa | 8 | |
| #15 | Spain | 7 | |
| #16 | Norway | 7 | |
| #17 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 7 | |
| #18 | Brazil | 6 | |
| #19 | Switzerland | 4 | |
| #20 | India | 4 | |
| #21 | China | 3 | |
| #22 | Sweden | 3 | |
| #23 | Finland | 2 | |
| #24 | Republic of Korea | 2 | |
| #25 | New Zealand | 2 | |
| #26 | African Intellectual Property Organization | 2 | |
| #27 | Portugal | 2 | |
| #28 | Zimbabwe | 2 | |
| #29 | Cyprus | 1 | |
| #30 | EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization) | 1 | |
| #31 | Greece | 1 | |
| #32 | Hong Kong | 1 | |
| #33 | Luxembourg | 1 | |
| #34 | Malta | 1 | |
| #35 | Malawi | 1 | |
| #36 | Mexico | 1 | |
| #37 | Malaysia | 1 | |
| #38 | Philippines | 1 | |
| #39 | Singapore | 1 | |
| #40 | Ukraine | 1 | |
| #41 | Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 1 | |
| #42 | Zambia | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Consumer goods | |
| #2 | Chemical engineering | |
| #3 | Textiles and paper | |
| #4 | Macromolecular chemistry and polymers | |
| #5 | Measurement | |
| #6 | Packaging and shipping | |
| #7 | Basic materials chemistry |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cigarettes | |
| #2 | Tobacco | |
| #3 | Machines for making cigarettes | |
| #4 | Printing processes | |
| #5 | Polysaccharides | |
| #6 | Analysing materials | |
| #7 | Chemical or physical processes | |
| #8 | Containers for goods storage | |
| #9 | Separation | |
| #10 | Coating compositions |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Adams Brian | 21 |
| #2 | Browning Shane Cairnes | 21 |
| #3 | Sumner Leslie | 19 |
| #4 | Cunningham Linda | 14 |
| #5 | Baker Barry Philip | 13 |
| #6 | Smeed Clement Gordon | 10 |
| #7 | Rooney John J | 8 |
| #8 | Rooney John Joseph | 7 |
| #9 | Mcloughlin Robert W | 7 |
| #10 | Browning Shane C | 7 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| EP1797780A1 | Smoking article | |
| GB0300688D0 | Contaminant removal device and method | |
| GB9418149D0 | Method and apparatus for expanding tobacco | |
| GB9401379D0 | Filter material | |
| GB9314689D0 | Container | |
| GB9305787D0 | Coin operated article dispenser | |
| AU3167793A | A coin-operated article dispenser | |
| GB9003248D0 | Filters for smoking rods | |
| ZW18887A1 | Tobacco container | |
| GB8721745D0 | Container | |
| AU7857087A | Smoking rod wrapper and compositions for their production | |
| IE872286L | Smoking rod wrapper | |
| GB8715849D0 | Smoking rod wrapper | |
| GB8700705D0 | Container | |
| GB8631069D0 | Smoker's pipe | |
| EP0231664A1 | Smoking rod wrappers and compositions for their production | |
| GB8624480D0 | Container | |
| GB8620698D0 | Smoking rod wrapper | |
| CA1220997A | Machine for manufacturing smoking rod wrappers | |
| EP0196775A1 | Printing inks and printed substrates |