Listed by the USPTO as WILL, KATHERINE A
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1747 1748 1779 4100
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
WILL, KATHERINE A examines in tech center 4100 and art unit 1700. The record includes 478 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 67.4%. Median time to allowance is 1171 days, and the interview lift is 20.1%. The profile shows a substantial examination record with a median prosecution period extending beyond three years and a measurable association between interviews and allowance outcomes.
The listed companies are Nicoventures Trading Limited, Philip Morris International Inc., and JT International S.A. The firms are Lerner David LLP, MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - BAT, and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. Counsel can use the company and firm pattern to contextualize the docket while planning for prosecution duration and interview timing.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18725864 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 18694462 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 18571602 | A BODY OF AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL FOR USE WITH A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18568967 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18563715 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18729991 | Inhalation Device | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18727928 | Aerosol Generating Article | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18569873 | Generation and Collection of Multiple Substrates for Aerosol Generation | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18278275 | An Electrically Powered Smoking Device Including an Optical Sensing System for Identifying Indicium of Smoking Articles | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18648926 | FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY AND CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Altria Client Services LLC |
| 18835263 | ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT WITH CHEWABLE CARRIER ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18640896 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SMOKING DEVICE INCLUDING A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SMOKING ARTICLES IN THE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18700406 | CARTRIDGE WITH LEAKAGE PROTECTION FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17904738 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED CONFIGURATION | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 16753852 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING MOUTHPIECE WITH UPSTREAM CAVITY | Final Rejection | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 18287990 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING SAME | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy67.4% of resolved applications examined by Katherine A Will were allowed (478 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +20.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katherine A Will took 1,171 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katherine A Will examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 4100.
