Listed by the USPTO as FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1747 1748 4100
This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases
FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY has resolved 56 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1700. The allowance rate is 71.4%, with a median of 1295 days to allowance. The 6.3% interview lift is positive but limited, so counsel may use interviews for specific clarification while relying on carefully supported written responses and amendments.
The listed companies include Nicoventures Trading Limited, KT&G Corporation, and JT International S.A. The representative firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - BAT, LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. Because the resolved-case record is comparatively limited within the profile, practitioners may place particular weight on the individual application record and current examiner communications.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18692456 | ARTICLE WITH COMBUSTION RETARDING PROPERTIES AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 18290987 | INTERACTIVE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 18571297 | A COMPONENT FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18571565 | ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18352331 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18245291 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17757470 | Article for use in an aerosol provision system | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17594749 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17438062 | AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 17438183 | AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17802753 | Capsule and Seals for an Electronic Cigarette | Final Rejection | JT International SA |
| 17786241 | An Electrically Operated Smoking Device Including an Optical Projection System for Identifying Smoking Articles Comprising an Indicium | Final Rejection | JT International SA |
| 17634111 | Heating Status Indicator and Heating Method for Aerosol Generating Device | Final Rejection | JT International S.A. |
| 18684785 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH NON-CIRCULAR PERFORATIONS IN A VENTILATION ZONE | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18576790 | IMPROVED AEROSOL-FORMING SUBTRATE | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17787784 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING A VENTILATION CHAMBER | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17783590 | COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE COMPRISING AN IGNITION AID AND A BINDING AGENT | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 18699570 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18698267 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18695748 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING AEROSOL | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18580088 | CARTRIDGE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18566709 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18287414 | SMOKING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18015931 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 17793239 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING A SEALING MEMBER | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 17767198 | CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW, FILTER INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FILTER | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 17429014 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy71.4% of resolved applications examined by Michael Timothy Fulton were allowed (56 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +6.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Timothy Fulton took 1,295 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Timothy Fulton examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 4100.
