Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Japan Tobacco Inc.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

92 pending office actions • 12 art units • 55 examiners • 0 of 92 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Japan Tobacco Inc. operates within the Chemistry & Materials technology area with a total of 90 pending office actions. These 90 pending office actions are distributed across 12 distinct art units. This distribution shows that the number of pending actions is higher than the number of 12 distinct art units involved in the prosecution process. The company interacts with 53 distinct examiners to manage these filings.

The busiest examiner identified in the data is KESSIE, JENNIFER A, who is currently handling 6 busiest examiner pending office actions. These 6 busiest examiner pending office actions are a subset of the total pending office actions currently active for the company. The 53 distinct examiners assigned to the portfolio are more numerous than the 12 distinct art units where the cases are being reviewed. This indicates that many art units contain multiple examiners working on the company's matters.

Practitioners should note that KESSIE, JENNIFER A manages 6 busiest examiner pending office actions, while the other actions are spread among the other distinct examiners. The Chemistry & Materials technology area serves as the primary classification for this work. With 53 distinct examiners, the portfolio shows engagement with the patent office staff across the various art units identified in the data.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

92
Total Pending OAs
62
Non-Final OAs
25
Final Rejections
5
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

46
Hard (50%)
44
Medium (48%)
2
Easy (2%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (4%)
§103 only33 (36%)
§102 only3 (3%)
Double-patenting only2 (2%)
Double-patenting + other8 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)42 (46%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

41
Life Sciences
45% of docket
1
Information Tech
1% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
5% of docket
45
Business / Other
49% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

920 h
Manual time on pending OAs
184 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
322 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
8.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KESSIE, JENNIFER A 6 64.9% +20.3%
SPARKS, RUSSELL E 5 63.7% +14.3%
EFTA, ALEX B 4 59.8% +25.3%
VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 4 64.7% +13.5%
DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 3 27.3% +54.2%
YAARY, ERIC 3 73.8% +3.3%
WILL, KATHERINE A 3 67.2% +20.3%
SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 3 73.7% +10.1%
SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 3 48.6% +35.6%
BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 3 62.3% +40.5%

Hard Cases (49)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18480288 FLAVOR SUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 8d
17503052 HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT WITH HEATER-INSERTION CAVITY KRINKER, YANA B 12d
18492393 SMOKING SYSTEM, DEVICE KIT, CONSUMABLE, COMBINED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END AND PREDICTIVE SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 23d
18521520 FLAVOR MOLDED ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, TOBACCO MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD JORDAN, RONNIE KIRBY 27d
18496310 NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE TOBACCO AND ELECTRICALLY-HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT YAARY, ERIC 34d
18493248 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM LE, TOBEY CHOU 56d
19136289 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD DAGNEW, SABA —
18705065 PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF OTTON, ALICIA L —

Interview Candidates (34)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18478550 HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT EFTA, ALEX B 7d
18480288 FLAVOR SUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 8d
18492393 SMOKING SYSTEM, DEVICE KIT, CONSUMABLE, COMBINED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END AND PREDICTIVE SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 23d
18493519 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 29d
18493400 FLAVOR INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVOR INHALER KESSIE, JENNIFER A 71d
18752822 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM SPARKS, RUSSELL E —
18743587 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE SPARKS, RUSSELL E —
18679465 TOBACCO MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT EFTA, ALEX B —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1747 18
1755 14
1745 4
3785 2
1741 2
1700 2
3621 1
3736 1
2433 1
3991 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19136289 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD DAGNEW, SABA 3621 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2025
19010273 PACKAGING AND PACKAGING PRODUCTION METHOD ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending Jan 06, 2025
18705065 PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF OTTON, ALICIA L — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2024
18955988 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD REPSHER III, JOHN T — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18886021 SMOKING DEVICE DINH, PHUONG K — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 16, 2024
18780655 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM YOON, ERIC — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18752822 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM SPARKS, RUSSELL E — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18745626 METHOD OF TREATING PAIN OR INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS USING INDOLE COMPOUND HOWELL, THEODORE R — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2024
18743587 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE SPARKS, RUSSELL E — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18743139 FLAVOUR INHALER, AND SMOKING SYSTEM CEFARATTI, JOSEPH ARTHUR — §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18679465 TOBACCO MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT EFTA, ALEX B — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 31, 2024
18666861 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2024
18664619 CIRCUIT UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18650133 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE STICK DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2024
18645466 FLAVOR INHALER OR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM THEREFOR GONG, KRIS HANYU — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18636284 MATERIAL FOR FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE, HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MATERIAL FOR FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE YAARY, ERIC — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2024
18631081 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AZAD, MD ABUL K — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18628823 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM WILL, KATHERINE A — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2024
18627654 FRAGRANCE INHALER OR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM THEREOF SPARKS, RUSSELL E — §101§102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18627472 FLAVOR INHALER AND FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM NGUYEN, SONNY V — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18627473 INHALER DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING THE SAME DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA 3785 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18624232 FLAVOR INHALER AND FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 02, 2024
18623322 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 01, 2024
18621151 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM WILL, KATHERINE A — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 29, 2024
18621155 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN — §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 29, 2024
18591639 INHALATION DEVICE, BASE MATERIAL, AND CONTROL METHOD EFTA, ALEX B — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 29, 2024
18591667 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM FELTON, MICHAEL J — §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 29, 2024
18441618 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER YAARY, ERIC — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2024
18425543 FLAVOR INHALER WILL, KATHERINE A — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2024
18425591 FLAVOR INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVOR INHALER SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2024
18424118 CARTRIDGE AND NONCOMBUSTION-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18419641 SMOKING SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, PRIMARY DEVICE, AND SECONDARY DEVICE SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK — §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 23, 2024
18408868 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ATOMIZATION UNIT OF SUCTION TOOL SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2024
18408241 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM CORUM JR, WILLIAM A 2433 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jan 09, 2024
18407128 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE CHOU, JIMMY 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18406811 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18405644 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18405598 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18405684 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE DANG, KET D — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18396355 PAPER-CONTAINING TOBACCO SEGMENT SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 26, 2023
18540184 AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 14, 2023
18540342 FLAVORING-LOADED COMPONENT FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME MCKANE, ELIZABETH L 3991 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 14, 2023
18530384 CONTROLLER FOR INHALATION APPARATUS MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2023
18530324 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2023
18530277 CONTROLLER FOR INHALATION APPARATUS DYE, ROBERT C 3619 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 06, 2023
18522249 INHALATION DEVICE, SUBSTRATE, AND CONTROL METHOD EFTA, ALEX B 1745 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2023
18522895 FLAVOR MOLDED BODY FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALERS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2023
18521520 FLAVOR MOLDED ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, TOBACCO MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD JORDAN, RONNIE KIRBY 1747 §102§103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18518839 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI 1755 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 24, 2023
18502047 POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE MARSHALL, CHRISTLE I — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18502026 POWER SOURCE UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18502053 POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE BERHANU, SAMUEL — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18502027 POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE BERHANU, SAMUEL — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18502029 POWER SOURCE UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE JEPPSON, PAMELA J — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18502040 POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2023
18496310 NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE TOBACCO AND ELECTRICALLY-HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT YAARY, ERIC 1755 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18495178 PAPER FILTER FOR FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY 1755 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Oct 26, 2023
18493443 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493248 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM LE, TOBEY CHOU 1747 §103§112Other Final Rejection 56d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493525 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493519 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 1747 §103DP Final Rejection 29d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493285 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALERS, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 1755 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493147 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493162 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FRAGRANCE INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FRAGRANCE INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FRAGRANCE INHALING SYSTEM GRAY, LINDA LAMEY 1745 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493400 FLAVOR INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVOR INHALER KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18492396 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM HUNTER, JOHN S — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2023
18492417 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM JENNISON, BRIAN W — §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 23, 2023
18492437 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM MAYES, DIONNE WALLS 1747 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2023
18492393 SMOKING SYSTEM, DEVICE KIT, CONSUMABLE, COMBINED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END AND PREDICTIVE SENSATION OF REACHING TERMINAL END BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 1755 §101§102§112 Final Rejection 23d Pending Oct 23, 2023
18491105 FLAVOR SUCTION APPARATUS AND SMOKING SYSTEM VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 1747 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18490415 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM KHLOK, BONITA — §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 19, 2023
18490384 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM MAYES, DIONNE WALLS 1747 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 19, 2023
18490633 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 19, 2023
18488059 INHALER POWER SOURCE UNIT BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN 1755 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2023
18488806 FLAVOR INHALER NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 17, 2023
18483928 TOBACCO-FLAVORED LIQUID MANUFACTURING METHOD, TOBACCO-FLAVORED LIQUID, AND FLAVOR INHALER GRAY, LINDA LAMEY 1745 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2023
18480288 FLAVOR SUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 1741 §102§112 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Oct 03, 2023
18478550 HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT EFTA, ALEX B 1745 §103DP Final Rejection 7d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18473320 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM TRAN, THIEN S — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2023
18466684 FLAVOR INHALER WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH 1749 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 13, 2023
18233211 HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCT AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO STICK MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL 1755 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2023
18233105 HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCT AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO STICK KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2023
18233168 HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCT AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO STICK DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2023
18062319 DISPLAY DEVICE, INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM LE, TOBEY CHOU 1747 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 06, 2022
18062513 INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2022
18062437 INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM ZHANG, TINA 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2022
17991088 INHALATION DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 1741 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2022
17988545 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 1700 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 16, 2022
17988410 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM PHAM, VU PHI 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 16, 2022
17880853 LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR LIQUID HEATING-TYPE THERMAL FLAVOR INHALER VAKILI, DANIEL EDWARD 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2022
17503052 HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT WITH HEATER-INSERTION CAVITY KRINKER, YANA B 1700 §103§112 Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 15, 2021
17488319 POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE NGUYEN, SONNY V 1755 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 29, 2021

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