Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, SONNY V
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1747 1755
This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases
NGUYEN, SONNY V is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1700 and art unit 1700. The record contains 226 resolved cases and a 36.7% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1562 days. Interview lift is 24.8%, below the allowance rate but relevant to prosecution planning. The smaller resolved-case record supports reviewing individual file histories, while the timing figure points to a lengthy examination path.
The principal companies are Philip Morris International Inc., Nicoventures Trading Limited, and Japan Tobacco Inc. The leading firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, and Xsensus. The 1562-day median makes early claim strategy and client expectation setting especially important.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17796352 | AEROSOL GENERATION | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17759847 | AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17836771 | ORAL COMPOSITION WITH SALT INCLUSION | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 17649945 | HEATING SMOKEABLE MATERIAL | Final Rejection | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 18782164 | E-VAPOR DEVICES INCLUDING PRE-SEALED CARTRIDGES | Non-Final OA | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18264787 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROD-LIKE ARTICLES FOR TOBACCO INDUSTRY, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ROD-LIKE ARTICLES AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING ROD-LIKE ARTICLES | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17904807 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING SUBSTRATE WITH GEL COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17782782 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 17781573 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A HOLLOW TUBE SEGMENT COMPRISING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 16955423 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE COMPRISING AN OIL ADDITIVE | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18409059 | SMOKING ARTICLE USING A CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE OF AN ENCAPSULATED MATERIAL | Final Rejection | Philip Morris USA Inc. |
| 18627477 | FRAGRANCE INHALER OR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
| 16668968 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL INHALER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE SAME | Non-Final OA | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
| 18694248 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Imperial Tobacco Limited |
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Build Your Strategy36.7% of resolved applications examined by Sonny V Nguyen were allowed (226 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sonny V Nguyen took 1,562 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sonny V Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
