Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1748
This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases
Courtney Guenther Culbert serves as an examiner in Tech Center 1700, specifically within Art Unit 1747. The examiner has overseen 52 resolved cases, which have resulted in an allowance rate of 26.9 percent. This percentage suggests a challenging path for applicants, as a majority of the cases do not reach a grant. Practitioners should anticipate a strict application of patentability criteria and prepare robust arguments from the outset.
The median time to allowance for this examiner is 1342 days, indicating a lengthy prosecution process. This duration requires applicants to maintain a long-term perspective on their intellectual property goals. The interview lift of 8.2 percent offers an improvement in the probability of success. While not a dramatic increase, the 8.2 percent lift suggests that verbal communication can help clarify issues that written responses might not fully address.
With 52 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent pattern of rigorous examination in Art Unit 1747. The combination of a 26.9 percent allowance rate and a 1342-day median pendency underscores the difficulty of obtaining a patent. Strategic use of the interview lift may be a way to improve the odds in such a demanding environment.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18580361 | CONSTITUENT, DERIVATIVE OR EXTRACT OF CANNABIS IN AMORPHOUS FORM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18579712 | AEROSOL PROVISION ARRANGEMENT | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 17997426 | AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17996858 | AEROSOLISABLE FORMULATION | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 17996387 | AEROSOL-GENERATING COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17785253 | AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17780147 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17780232 | NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF HEATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17847676 | METHODS AND MACHINES FOR POUCHING SMOKELESS TOBACCO AND TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS | Final Rejection | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18399722 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | Final Rejection | AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. |
| 17898911 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ACTUATABLE IGNITOR CONTACTS AND DUAL-PURPOSE SLIDER ACTUATOR | Non-Final OA | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
| 18705216 | A METHOD FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL AND TREATED TOBACCO MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 18702513 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18579695 | AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A CLOSURE MEMBER | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18030338 | METHOD OF INSPECTION OF ROD SHAPED ARTICLES | Final Rejection | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17926671 | DRUM CONVEYOR AND METHOD TO ROTATE ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES | Final Rejection | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17790856 | TAGGANT DETECTION AND REJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17789890 | EXTRACTION APPARATUS WITH SCREW CONVEYORS FOR TOBACCO MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17614947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A HEATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17440388 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH RESIDUE DETECTOR | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17413784 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A VENTILATED CAVITY | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18291430 | A Cartridge for a Vapour Generating Device | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18291043 | An Induction Heating Assembly for an Aerosol Generating Device | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18012304 | Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18714720 | ECO-FRIENDLY FILTER WITH BIODEGRADABILITY | Non-Final OA | KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 18604912 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18579901 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CARTRIDGE, CARTRIDGE MANUFACTURED BY THE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING THE CARTRIDGE | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18009153 | TOBACCO ROD, AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS USED THEREWITH | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 17801336 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 17595168 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
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