Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
82 pending office actions • 15 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 82 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 73 patents granted in the last 365 days
JT International S.A. manages a portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials technology area, with 82 pending office actions currently active. These 82 actions are distributed among 48 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units. This shows a concentration of work, as the number of actions is higher than the number of 48 distinct examiners.
The busiest examiner for the company is KESSIE, JENNIFER A, who is currently managing 6 pending office actions. With 82 total pending office actions and 48 distinct examiners, many examiners are handling multiple cases for the company. The 15 distinct art units involved indicate that the company's chemistry and materials innovations are being reviewed in several different specialized sections of the patent office. Managing 82 pending office actions across 15 art units requires a coordinated approach to ensure that technical arguments remain consistent across the 48 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (1%) |
| §103 only | 33 (40%) |
| §102 only | 3 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 42 (51%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 6 | 64.9% | +20.3% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 5 | 63.7% | +14.3% |
| YAARY, ERIC | 4 | 73.8% | +3.3% |
| DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 4 | 26.7% | +50.0% |
| WILL, KATHERINE A | 3 | 67.2% | +20.3% |
| EFTA, ALEX B | 3 | 59.8% | +25.3% |
| CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 3 | 26.9% | +8.2% |
| PHAM, VU PHI | 3 | 46.2% | +17.1% |
| FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 3 | 70.4% | +5.9% |
| WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 2 | 62.6% | -16.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18267328 | Adjustable Filter | CORDRAY, DENNIS R | 156d overdue |
| 18031093 | Aerosol Generation Device with Flexible Cover | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 124d overdue |
| 18266160 | Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Geolocation Chip and Associated Aerosol Generation Assembly | GREGORY, BERNARR E | 22d overdue |
| 18035423 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising an Outer Wall and a Power Supply Device | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 22d overdue |
| 18286959 | An Aerosol Generating Article | BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN | 4d overdue |
| 18271728 | Filter for Smoking Article | YAARY, ERIC | 8d |
| 18012304 | Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 16d |
| 17507513 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | MCKANE, ELIZABETH L | 27d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18031093 | Aerosol Generation Device with Flexible Cover | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 124d overdue |
| 18270992 | Battery Level Indication for an Aeorosol Generating Device | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 58d overdue |
| 18287961 | Aerosol Generation Device Providing Puff Information | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 28d overdue |
| 18035423 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising an Outer Wall and a Power Supply Device | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 22d overdue |
| 18028994 | Method for Manufacturing an RTB Sheet Comprising a Tobacco Product | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 15d |
| 18006196 | Aerosol Generating Device | PHAM, VU PHI | 23d |
| 18271753 | Aerosol Generation Device with Removable Cover and Display | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 43d |
| 18729991 | Inhalation Device | WILL, KATHERINE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1755 | 17 |
| 1747 | 13 |
| 1700 | 6 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 1745 | 3 |
| 1749 | 2 |
| 1748 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| 3991 | 2 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19131379 | Package for Collating a Plurality of Smoking Articles | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 18836563 | An Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Positioning Mechanism | GHEBRESELASSIE, HELEN G | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18729991 | Inhalation Device | WILL, KATHERINE A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18769025 | Method For Operating An Electronic Vapour Inhaler | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18727928 | Aerosol Generating Article | WILL, KATHERINE A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18701464 | Aerosol Generating Device With A Heating Chamber Adapted For Convection Heating | PAUDEL, PRADEEP | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18695614 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a LED | YAARY, ERIC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18693813 | Aerosol Generating Device | LE, TOBEY CHOU | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18609808 | Non Thermal Aerosol Generating Device with Learning Mode | EFTA, ALEX B | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18693289 | Aerosol Generation Article | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18687049 | Flat-Shaped Tobacco Article Comprising a Gap, and Associated Aerosol Generating Device and Assembly | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18684002 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Flat-Shaped Heating Chamber and Associated Aerosol Generating Assembly | MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18683125 | Inhalation Device and Method of Manufacturing an Inhalation Device | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18682761 | Aerosol Delivering System Comprising a Priming Bulb, and Cartridge and Aerosol Generating Device Comprising Such an Aerosol Delivering System | YAARY, ERIC | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18682355 | An Aerosol Generating Device and an Aerosol Generating System | YAARY, ERIC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18294008 | Vapour Generating Device | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18293934 | Portable Device with Casing Access Depending on the Detection of a User's Hand | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18293634 | Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Gas Sensor and Associated Aerosol Generation Assembly | GRAY, LINDA LAMEY | — | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18291430 | A Cartridge for a Vapour Generating Device | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18291043 | An Induction Heating Assembly for an Aerosol Generating Device | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18580793 | Inhalation Device with at Least One Liquid Jet Device | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18580468 | An Aerosol Generating Article and an Aerosol Generating System | MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18578878 | Heating Chamber for Aerosol Generation Device | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18410390 | Nicotine Oral Delivery Composition | CEFARATTI, JOSEPH ARTHUR | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18573631 | Aerosol Generation Device Power Monitoring | PRANTO, TAWHID MAHBUB | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18572613 | An Aerosol Generating Device and an Aerosol Generating System | MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18569873 | Generation and Collection of Multiple Substrates for Aerosol Generation | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18569457 | Aerosol Generating Device with a Vacuum Insulator | GRAY, LINDA LAMEY | 1745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18511351 | Nicotine Pouch Product Container, and a Method of Consuming Nicotine Pouch Products Therein | NNABUGWU, HANNAH CHINWE | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18559885 | Aerosol Generation Device and Set | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18560012 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Cup-Shaped Heating Chamber Defining an Open End and a Sealed End | EFTA, ALEX B | 1745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18289810 | AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18287961 | Aerosol Generation Device Providing Puff Information | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18286959 | An Aerosol Generating Article | BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN | 1755 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18284771 | Combination of a Vaporizer and a Charger and a Method of Outputting Information Related to a Combination of a Vaporizer and a Charger | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 1741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18279923 | Heater For Consumable Comprising Solid Aerosol Generating Substrate | BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18279543 | Extension Unit for an Aerosol Generation Device, Aerosol Generation Device and System | MARSHALL, CHRISTLE I | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18277659 | Aerosol Generation System and Computer-Implemented Method | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18275826 | Heating Chamber for an Aerosol Generating Device | PAIK, SANG YEOP | 3761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18271753 | Aerosol Generation Device with Removable Cover and Display | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18270992 | Battery Level Indication for an Aeorosol Generating Device | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18267328 | Adjustable Filter | CORDRAY, DENNIS R | 1748 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 156d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18205316 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | SANDERSON, LEE E | 3991 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18038142 | Antimicrobial Component for an Aerosol Generating System | COHEN, MICHAEL P | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18035230 | Aerosol Generation Device, Associated Assembly and Controlling Method | MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18033678 | Aerosol Generation Device Power System | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18031788 | Vaporizer, Consumable Container Therefor, Vaporizer System Thereof, and Methods of Obtaining Information About a Consumable Container and Providing a Vaporizer System | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18031287 | Smoking Article and Method for Manufacturing a Smoking Article | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 18031093 | Aerosol Generation Device with Flexible Cover | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 124d overdue | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18030611 | AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE WITH EJECTION MECHANISM USING LEVERAGE | PHAM, VU PHI | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18029460 | AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE WITH EJECTION MECHANISM | DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18028994 | Method for Manufacturing an RTB Sheet Comprising a Tobacco Product | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 18024380 | Cartomizer for an Aerosol Generating Device with Leakage Prevention | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1700 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18019965 | Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Finishing Element and Associated Assembly Method | DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18019958 | Aerosol Generating Device with Lip Seal for Battery Degassing Mitigation | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18006196 | Aerosol Generating Device | PHAM, VU PHI | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 18005774 | Aerosol Generation Device | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 18012304 | Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18009188 | Smoking Article for Aerosol Generation Device Comprising Information Code | PHAM, VU PHI | 1755 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17927250 | Aerosol Generating Device | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1700 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17925514 | Aerosol Generation Device, Aerosol Generation System, Control Method | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1755 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17919633 | Method of Operating an Aerosol-Generating Device | BIEGER, VIRGINIA RUTH | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17911287 | Aerosol Generation Device with Non-Visible Illumination Unit | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17802753 | Capsule and Seals for an Electronic Cigarette | FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17800314 | Heat-Not-Burn Aerosol-Generating Device Comprising Means for Authenticating an Aerosol- Generating Article by Internal Illumination Thereof | MAYES, DIONNE WALLS | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 117d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17786241 | An Electrically Operated Smoking Device Including an Optical Projection System for Identifying Smoking Articles Comprising an Indicium | FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 16, 2022 |
| 17779829 | Method of Producing a Biodegradable Cartridge for Tobacco Vapour System | MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL | 1700 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 25, 2022 |
| 17635159 | Thin Film Heater | MILLS JR., JOE E | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2022 |
| 18974957 | Smoking Articles Storage Box | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18701831 | Pod Including Temperature-Switchable Material for an Aerosol-Generating Device, and Aerosol- Generating Device Comprising the Same | JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18685446 | Heating Element for a Consumable Article, and Associated Consumable Kit, Vaping Set and Method for Producing an Aerosol | KRINKER, YANA B | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18289692 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising Two Heating Elements | MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18271728 | Filter for Smoking Article | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18266160 | Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Geolocation Chip and Associated Aerosol Generation Assembly | GREGORY, BERNARR E | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18035423 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising an Outer Wall and a Power Supply Device | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18041187 | A Battery Module and an Aerosol Generating System Comprising Such Battery Module | ESTES, JONATHAN WILLIAM | 1725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2023 |
| 17634111 | Heating Status Indicator and Heating Method for Aerosol Generating Device | FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 1747 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2022 |
| 17507513 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | MCKANE, ELIZABETH L | 3991 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 21, 2021 |
| 17507274 | Aerosol Generating Device And Capsule | EFTA, ALEX B | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2021 |
| 17601777 | Aerosol Generation Device Having A Thermal Bridge | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Oct 06, 2021 |
| 17275407 | Aerosol Generation Device And Heating Chamber Therefor | SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2021 |
| 16652524 | Inhaler with Optical Recognition and Consumable Therefor | NGUYEN, SONNY V | 1755 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2020 |
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