A24B1/00	7	Preparation of tobacco on the plantation	A24B1/00	A24B1/00		90
A24B1/02	8	Arrangements in barns for preparatory treatment of the tobacco, e.g. with devices for drying	A24B1/02	A24B1/02		612
A24B1/04	8	Sifting, sorting, cleaning or removing impurities from tobacco	A24B1/04	A24B1/04		211
A24B1/06	8	Stringing tobacco leaves	A24B1/06	A24B1/06		313
A24B1/08	8	Suspending devices for tobacco leaves	A24B1/08	A24B1/08		397
A24B1/10	8	Packing or pressing tobacco	A24B1/10	A24B1/10		220
A24B3/00	7	Preparing tobacco in the factory	A24B3/00	A24B3/00		311
A24B3/02	8	Humidifying packed raw tobacco	A24B3/02	A24B3/02		265
A24B3/04	8	Humidifying or drying tobacco bunches or cut tobacco (A24B3/12 takes precedence)	A24B3/04	A24B3/04		2208
A24B3/06	8	Loosening tobacco leaves or cut tobacco (A24B3/07 takes precedence)	A24B3/06	A24B3/06		450
A24B3/07	8	Cutting or removing tie leaves; Cutting-off stem butts	A24B3/07	A24B3/07		66
A24B3/08	8	Blending tobacco	A24B3/08	A24B3/08		426
A24B3/10	8	Roasting or cooling tobacco	A24B3/10	A24B3/10		1849
A24B3/12	8	Steaming, curing, or flavouring tobacco	A24B3/12	A24B3/12		2753
A24B3/14	8	Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products (delustering A24C1/40)	A24B3/14	A24B3/14		2226
A24B3/16	8	Classifying or aligning leaves	A24B3/16	A24B3/16		558
A24B3/18	8	Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning	A24B3/18	A24B3/18		886
A24B3/182	9	{Puffing}	A24B3/18	A24B3/18		390
A24B3/185	10	{by impregnating with a liquid and subsequently freezing and evaporating this liquid}	A24B3/18	A24B3/18		81
A24B3/187	10	{by electrical treatment}	A24B3/18	A24B3/18		36
A24B5/00	7	Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs	A24B5/00	A24B5/00		216
A24B5/02	8	by plucking out the stem	A24B5/02	A24B5/02		42
A24B5/04	8	by cutting out the stem	A24B5/04	A24B5/04		121
A24B5/06	8	by stripping leaf-parts from the stem	A24B5/06	A24B5/06		326
A24B5/08	8	by cutting-off, shaving off, pressing flat the thick parts of stems or ribs	A24B5/08	A24B5/08		56
A24B5/10	8	by crushing the leaves with subsequent separating	A24B5/10	A24B5/10		362
A24B5/12	8	Auxiliary devices for stripping	A24B5/12	A24B5/12		160
A24B5/14	8	Flattening machines for leaves or stems	A24B5/14	A24B5/14		129
A24B5/16	8	Other treatment of stems or ribs, e.g. bending, chopping, incising (humidifying A24B3/04)	A24B5/16	A24B5/16		400
A24B7/00	7	Cutting tobacco	A24B7/00	A24B7/00		435
A24B7/02	8	by machines with reciprocating knives	A24B7/02	A24B7/02		126
A24B7/04	8	by machines with revolving knives	A24B7/04	A24B7/04		229
A24B7/06	9	with two co-operating sets of knife discs	A24B7/06	A24B7/06		131
A24B7/08	9	with several knives which act one after the other	A24B7/08	A24B7/08		25
A24B7/10	10	with cutter axes parallel to the feeding direction	A24B7/10	A24B7/10		46
A24B7/12	10	with cutter axes transverse to the feeding direction	A24B7/12	A24B7/12		202
A24B7/14	8	Feeding or control devices for tobacco-cutting apparatus	A24B7/14	A24B7/14		588
A24B9/00	7	Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco ({final drying of cigars A24C1/383, of cigarettes A24C5/603}; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00)	A24B9/00	A24B9/00		691
A24B11/00	7	Tobacco-twisting machines	A24B11/00	A24B11/00		12
A24B13/00	7	Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff (reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14)	A24B13/00	A24B13/00		1232
A24B13/02	8	Flakes or shreds of tobacco	A24B13/02	A24B13/02		165
A24B15/00	7	Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form (A24B3/00 takes precedence)<br><br><u>NOTE</u><br><br>  In groups A24B15/30 - A24B15/42, the last place priority rule is applied, i.e. at each hierarchical level, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, classification is made in the last appropriate place for a substance.This Note corresponds to IPC Note (1) relating to A24B15/30 - A24B15/42.	A24B15/00	A24B15/00		142
A24B15/10	8	Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes	A24B15/10	A24B15/10		377
A24B15/12	9	of reconstituted tobacco	A24B15/12	A24B15/12		1144
A24B15/14	10	made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco	A24B15/14	A24B15/14		912
A24B15/16	9	of tobacco substitutes	A24B15/16	A24B15/16		2582
A24B15/165	10	{comprising as heat source a carbon fuel or an oxidized or thermally degraded carbonaceous fuel, e.g. carbohydrates, cellulosic material}	A24B15/16	A24B15/16		469
A24B15/167	10	in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes	A24B15/167	A24B15/167		2732
A24B15/18	8	Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes	A24B15/18	A24B15/18		1305
A24B15/183	9	{sterilization, preservation or biological decontamination}	A24B15/18	A24B15/18		129
A24B15/186	9	{by coating with a coating composition, encapsulation of tobacco particles (encapsulation of additives other than tobacco : A24B15/283)}	A24B15/18	A24B15/18		265
A24B15/20	9	Biochemical treatment	A24B15/20	A24B15/20		1209
A24B15/22	9	by application of electric or wave energy or particle radiation	A24B15/22	A24B15/22		185
A24B15/24	9	by extraction; Tobacco extracts	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		1285
A24B15/241	10	{Extraction of specific substances}	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		318
A24B15/243	11	{Nicotine}	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		635
A24B15/245	11	{Nitrosamines}	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		111
A24B15/246	11	{Polycyclic aromatic compounds}	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		73
A24B15/248	11	{Heavy metals}	A24B15/24	A24B15/24		6
A24B15/26	10	Use of organic solvents for extraction	A24B15/26	A24B15/26		866
A24B15/28	9	by chemical substances<br><br><u>NOTE</u><br><br>In groups A24B15/30 - A24B15/42, the last place priority rule is applied, i.e. at each hierarchical level, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, classification is made in the last appropriate place for a substance.<br>This Note corresponds to IPC Note (1) relating to A24B15/30 - A24B15/42.	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		893
A24B15/281	10	{the action of the chemical substances being delayed}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		170
A24B15/282	11	{by indirect addition of the chemical substances, e.g. in the wrapper, in the case}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		266
A24B15/283	11	{by encapsulation of the chemical substances}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		459
A24B15/284	12	{the additive being bound to a host by chemical, electrical or like forces, e.g. use of precursors, inclusion complexes}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		51
A24B15/285	10	{characterised by structural features, e.g. particle shape or size}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		200
A24B15/286	11	{Nanoparticles}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		70
A24B15/287	10	{by inorganic substances only}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		437
A24B15/288	11	{Catalysts or catalytic material, e.g. included in the wrapping material}	A24B15/28	A24B15/28		73
A24B15/30	10	by organic substances {(A24B15/281 takes precedence)}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		1625
A24B15/301	11	{by aromatic compounds}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		303
A24B15/302	11	{by natural substances obtained from animals or plants}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		679
A24B15/303	12	{Plant extracts other than tobacco}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		802
A24B15/305	11	{of undetermined constitution characterised by their preparation}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		59
A24B15/306	12	{one reactant being an amino acid or a protein, e.g. Maillard&apos;s reaction (A24B15/307 takes precedence)}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		89
A24B15/307	12	{using microorganisms or enzymes as catalysts}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		53
A24B15/308	11	{vitamins}	A24B15/30	A24B15/30		85
A24B15/32	11	by acyclic compounds	A24B15/32	A24B15/32		734
A24B15/34	11	containing a carbocyclic ring other than a six-membered aromatic ring	A24B15/34	A24B15/34		372
A24B15/345	12	{containing condensed rings}	A24B15/34	A24B15/34		161
A24B15/36	11	containing a heterocyclic ring	A24B15/36	A24B15/36		44
A24B15/365	12	{having nitrogen and sulfur as hetero atoms in the same ring}	A24B15/36	A24B15/36		41
A24B15/38	12	having only nitrogen as hetero atom	A24B15/38	A24B15/38		161
A24B15/385	13	{in a five-membered ring}	A24B15/38	A24B15/38		105
A24B15/40	12	having only oxygen or sulfur as hetero atoms	A24B15/40	A24B15/40		82
A24B15/403	13	{having only oxygen as hetero atoms}	A24B15/40	A24B15/40		309
A24B15/406	14	{in a five-membered ring}	A24B15/40	A24B15/40		145
A24B15/42	10	by organic and inorganic substances {(A24B15/281 takes precedence)}	A24B15/42	A24B15/42		402
