Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JORDAN, RONNIE KIRBY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jordan Ronnie Kirby is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1747. The examiner has 138 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 68.1%. This percentage provides a baseline for applicants evaluating their chances of success in this unit. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1078, indicating the duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant for the recorded resolutions.

The data shows an interview lift of 17.5%. This lift suggests that applications involving an interview have a recorded probability of allowance. With 138 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of resolutions. Practitioners can use the 1078-day median to manage client expectations regarding the timeline for a resolution in Tech Center 1700.

In Tech Center 1700, the examiner's 68.1% allowance rate and 17.5% interview lift are metrics for strategy. The median pendency is a figure that describes the time required to reach an allowance. These data points from the resolved cases offer an overview of the examiner's performance in Art Unit 1747. Applicants should consider the number of resolutions when interpreting these figures.

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

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
+3.3% vs TC avg
164
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18251887 AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18247512 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH DOWNSTREAM SECTION HAVING LOW RTD Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18521520 FLAVOR MOLDED ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, TOBACCO MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18696326 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18569537 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18288894 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING PUFF RECOGNITION FUNCTION AND PUFF RECOGNITION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18285419 TOBACCO MATERIAL INCLUDING FLAVOR MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TOBACCO MATERIAL Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18665847 ATOMIZATION CORE, ATOMIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18293796 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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