Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
303 pending office actions • 37 art units • 87 examiners • 0 of 303 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 213 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nicoventures Trading Limited has 308 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio spans 86 distinct examiners and 37 distinct art units, creating a substantial coordination requirement across examination teams.
KESSIE, JENNIFER A is the busiest examiner, with 23 pending matters. This is the largest identified examiner assignment, but it remains only one segment of the full workload. Counsel should maintain examiner-specific playbooks for that docket while using centralized monitoring for the remaining assignments and art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 92 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. 92 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 only | 1 (0%) |
| §101 + other | 20 (7%) |
| §103 only | 111 (37%) |
| §102 only | 14 (5%) |
| §112 only | 5 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (0%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 14 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 136 (45%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 | 23 | 65.2% | +20.2% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 15 | 64.1% | +14.0% |
| YAARY, ERIC | 13 | 73.8% | +2.5% |
| DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA | 12 | 63.1% | +40.7% |
| EFTA, ALEX B | 11 | 59.9% | +25.3% |
| SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 10 | 73.7% | +10.1% |
| FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 10 | 71.4% | +6.3% |
| NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 9 | 66.0% | +19.6% |
| SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 9 | 55.3% | +25.6% |
| LE, TOBEY CHOU | 8 | 27.8% | +51.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17780147 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 292d overdue |
| 17594749 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 126d overdue |
| 18260209 | AN ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | EFTA, ALEX B | 86d overdue |
| 17754911 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 81d overdue |
| 18845687 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 77d overdue |
| 17170986 | ORAL PRODUCTS WITH CONTROLLED RELEASE | MAYES, DIONNE WALLS | 71d overdue |
| 18001585 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 67d overdue |
| 18550605 | A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | EFTA, ALEX B | 51d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18004891 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 93d overdue |
| 18260209 | AN ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | EFTA, ALEX B | 86d overdue |
| 18001585 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 67d overdue |
| 16706974 | LIPID-CONTAINING ORAL COMPOSITION | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 56d overdue |
| 18550605 | A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | EFTA, ALEX B | 51d overdue |
| 18550613 | A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | EFTA, ALEX B | 50d overdue |
| 17600543 | CASING FOR APPARATUS, APPARATUS AND METHOD | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 43d overdue |
| 17611065 | CLEANING ASSEMBLY | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 42d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1755 | 98 |
| 1747 | 91 |
| 1745 | 13 |
| 3761 | 12 |
| 1700 | 12 |
| 1749 | 11 |
| 1741 | 10 |
| 3619 | 6 |
| 1662 | 5 |
| 1655 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19676089 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2026 |
| 19670723 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19670798 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19670854 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19651550 | INHALER | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 3785 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2026 |
| 19631383 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIAL | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2026 |
| 19578314 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIAL | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2026 |
| 19423843 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 19159426 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | TRIEU, VAN THANH | 2685 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19241000 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA | 1755 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19114042 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH TRANSACTION FUNCTIONALITY | HUANG, JAY | 3619 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19078758 | VAPING POLICY ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD | BAHL, SANGEETA | 3626 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18864661 | SHEET MATERIAL WITH DESICCANT PROPERTIES AND USES THEREOF | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18858950 | CONTAINER | MORTELL, JOHN F | 2689 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18857964 | APPARATUS FOR CAPACTITIVE LIQUID SENSING OF REFILLABLE ARTICLES FOR AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS | ALLEN, ANDRE J | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18855948 | METHOD OF MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF TOBACCO | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 1662 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18854826 | METHOD FOR MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF TOBACCO | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 1662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18854831 | METHOD OF MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF TOBACCO | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18886320 | SUSCEPTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INDUCTIVELY-HEATED AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | DINH, PHUONG K | 2831 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18846498 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | WILDER, ANDREW H | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18845687 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18845424 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR FINDING LOST ITEMS | NGUYEN, TAI T | 2164 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18825855 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18835205 | METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18835220 | METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18725864 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18725858 | SYSTEM COMPRISING AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND A WIRELESS BEACON | GREGORY, BERNARR E | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18725897 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | DYE, ROBERT C | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18725884 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE SEPARATE NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS | FOXX, CHICO A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18723441 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | LUDWIG, PETER L | 1747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2024 |
| 18723447 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | DYE, ROBERT C | 1747 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2024 |
| 18723443 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2024 |
| 18722664 | CARTOMISER | DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ | 1755 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722914 | CARTOMISER | PHAM, VU PHI | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722845 | PROVISION SYSTEM | JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722885 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | EFTA, ALEX B | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722770 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM | JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS | 1749 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722115 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE SYSTEM | CEFARATTI, JOSEPH ARTHUR | 1749 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18722257 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18722061 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18722140 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | NNABUGWU, HANNAH CHINWE | 1747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18721747 | A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONSUMABLE COMPRISING AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18721249 | ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROSOLISABLE MATERIAL | CEFARATTI, JOSEPH ARTHUR | 1749 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18720649 | FEEDBACK CUSTOMISATION FOR AN AEROSOL PROISION SYSTEM | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2024 |
| 18673414 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SMOKABLE MATERIAL | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18669128 | PRODUCT INFUSED WITH SMOKE | BELYAEV, YANA | 1755 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18711662 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL | JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18709257 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE AEROSOL STREAM CONCENTRATION | EFTA, ALEX B | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18708889 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH VOLUME VARYING AEROSOL GENERATING REGION | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18707272 | FEEDBACK PROVISION SYSTEM COMPRISING AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND A HEARING AID | WANG, JACK K | 2686 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNicoventures Trading Limited has 303 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 37 art units and 87 examiners.
Jennifer A Kessie has the most, with 23 of Nicoventures Trading Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
