Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DYE, ROBERT C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1743 1747 1749 1791 3619

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert C. Dye is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 1743. He has a high volume of 814 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 63.3 percent. The median days to allowance for these matters is 1149. This 1149-day timeline is a key consideration for practitioners managing applications within the 814 resolved cases handled by this examiner.

The interview lift is 11.6 percent, suggesting that direct communication provides a meaningful advantage over the 63.3 percent base allowance rate. This 11.6 percent lift can be a decisive factor in overcoming rejections. Given the 1149 median days to allowance, an interview may help streamline the process in Art Unit 1743. The 814 resolved cases provide a robust dataset for strategic planning in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
848
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 817 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18723447 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18571346 ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18717517 REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGE WITH CAPILLARY Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18715334 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING AN AIR CHANNELLING ELEMENT WITH INNER AND OUTER AIR PASSAGEWAYS Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18701954 HEATING ASSEMBLY FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18701634 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH TAGGANT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18551917 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18530277 CONTROLLER FOR INHALATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18858712 TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS Non-Final OA Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
18710600 A TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS Final Rejection PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
19130763 TIRE Non-Final OA The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
17275544 PNEUMATIC TIRE Non-Final OA The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
19085413 PNEUMATIC TIRE Final Rejection Toyo Tire Corporation
18709371 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18695535 DEVICE FOR GENERATING AEROSOL Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18282618 TOBACCO MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TOBACCO MATERIAL, FILTER INCLUDING THE TOBACCO MATERIAL, AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FILTER Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18462683 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION SYSTEM AND LIQUID INJECTION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18846429 VEHICLE TIRE WITH VEHICLE TIRE IDENTIFIER Final Rejection Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
18701643 ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER, AND ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18691928 ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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