Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
86 pending office actions • 19 art units • 52 examiners • 0 of 86 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 71 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. 23 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. 23 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 | 2 (2%) |
| §103 only | 37 (43%) |
| §102 only | 3 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 39 (45%) |
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 | 65.4% | +19.9% |
| MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | 4 | 61.0% | +38.4% |
| WILL, KATHERINE A | 4 | 67.3% | +20.2% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 4 | 63.9% | +14.4% |
| DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 4 | 26.7% | +50.0% |
| EFTA, ALEX B | 3 | 59.9% | +25.2% |
| CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 3 | 28.3% | +6.1% |
| FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 3 | 70.9% | +7.2% |
| NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 2 | 65.9% | +19.7% |
| WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 2 | 62.8% | -16.5% |
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 |
| 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 |
| 18012304 | Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 16d |
| 17507513 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | MCKANE, ELIZABETH L | 27d |
| 18974957 | Smoking Articles Storage Box | PAL, PRINCE | 28d |
| 18271753 | Aerosol Generation Device with Removable Cover and Display | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 43d |
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 |
| 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 | 38d 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 |
| 17914125 | Paper Forming a Cavity Between a Tobacco Rod and a Filter Segment | MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | 15d |
| 18271753 | Aerosol Generation Device with Removable Cover and Display | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 43d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1747 | 25 |
| 1755 | 22 |
| 1749 | 6 |
| 3761 | 5 |
| 1745 | 5 |
| 1700 | 5 |
| 2831 | 3 |
| 1748 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| 3991 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19482060 | An Aerosol Generating Device and a Method for Making a Light Diffuser for an Aerosol Generating Device | TON, ANABEL | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19131379 | Package for Collating a Plurality of Smoking Articles | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 18890194 | Heating Assembly for A Vapour Generating Device | DINH, PHUONG K | 2831 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18827068 | Aerosol Generation Device, And Heating Chamber Therefor | TA, THO DAC | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18836563 | An Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Positioning Mechanism | GHEBRESELASSIE, HELEN G | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18833629 | Heating Apparatus for an Aerosol Generating Device | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18730180 | Heating Apparatus for an Aerosol Generating Device | MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18729991 | Inhalation Device | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18727928 | Aerosol Generating Article | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18769025 | Method For Operating An Electronic Vapour Inhaler | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18704748 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Supporting Structure Receiving Heating Plates | JENNISON, BRIAN W | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18701464 | Aerosol Generating Device With A Heating Chamber Adapted For Convection Heating | PAUDEL, PRADEEP | 1749 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18693813 | Aerosol Generating Device | LE, TOBEY CHOU | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18609808 | Non Thermal Aerosol Generating Device with Learning Mode | EFTA, ALEX B | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18693289 | Aerosol Generation Article | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 1749 | §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 | 1755 | §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 | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18682761 | Aerosol Delivering System Comprising a Priming Bulb, and Cartridge and Aerosol Generating Device Comprising Such an Aerosol Delivering System | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18682355 | An Aerosol Generating Device and an Aerosol Generating System | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18294008 | Vapour Generating Device | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1749 | §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 | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18293634 | Aerosol Generation Device Comprising a Gas Sensor and Associated Aerosol Generation Assembly | GRAY, LINDA LAMEY | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18291430 | A Cartridge for a Vapour Generating Device | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18291043 | An Induction Heating Assembly for an Aerosol Generating Device | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18580793 | Inhalation Device with at Least One Liquid Jet Device | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18580468 | An Aerosol Generating Article and an Aerosol Generating System | MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | 1747 | §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 | 2859 | §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 | 2876 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18278569 | Heating Oven for an Aerosol Generating Device Having Heater Plates, Aerosol Generating Device Having a Heating Oven and Method of Assembling a Heating Oven | LIU, JINGCHEN | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18278275 | An Electrically Powered Smoking Device Including an Optical Sensing System for Identifying Indicium of Smoking Articles | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18277659 | Aerosol Generation System and Computer-Implemented Method | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18275549 | A Method for Controlling the Heating of a Susceptor of an Aerosol-Generating Device | VAN, QUANG T | 3761 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 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 |
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Start Free TrialJT International S.A. has 86 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 19 art units and 52 examiners.
Jennifer A Kessie has the most, with 6 of JT International S.A.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.