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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Harness, Dickey & Pierce-Altria

63 pending office actions • 5 clients

Portfolio Summary

63
Total Pending OAs
24
Final Rejections
39
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Altria Client Services LLC 52
Philip Morris Usa Inc. 8
Altria Client Services LLC 1
Fuma International, LLC 1
Njoy, LLC 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19239009 DOSER MECHANISMS Altria Client Services LLC SONG, HIMCHAN 3731 Non-Final OA Jun 16, 2025
19189547 CUT AND SEAL METHOD AND APPARATUS Altria Client Services LLC RUSHING-TUCKER, CHINYERE J 3731 Non-Final OA Apr 25, 2025
19188307 SLIDE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FILLING POUCHES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Altria Client Services LLC IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3731 Non-Final OA Apr 24, 2025
18975031 TAMP-AND-STIR APPARATUS AND PROCESS THEREFOR Altria Client Services LLC PALMER, LUCAS E A 3731 Non-Final OA Dec 10, 2024
18973711 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING LOOSE PRODUCT Altria Client Services LLC FERRERO, EDUARDO R 3731 Final Rejection Dec 09, 2024
18959984 CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE WALL LOCKING MECHANISM Altria Client Services LLC PAL, PRINCE 3735 Non-Final OA Nov 26, 2024
18958409 TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM Altria Client Services LLC ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 Non-Final OA Nov 25, 2024
18947904 THROTTLE DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 3754 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2024
18907909 ORAL POUCH PRODUCT HAVING SOFT EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING Philip Morris Usa Inc. NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 Final Rejection Oct 07, 2024
18828309 ROTATABLE DRUM AND METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF E-VAPOR DEVICES Altria Client Services LLC GROSS, CARSON 1746 Non-Final OA Sep 09, 2024
18808394 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION Altria Client Services LLC HAYLES, ASHFORD S 3627 Non-Final OA Aug 19, 2024
18790276 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING SEMICONDUCTOR HEATERS Altria Client Services LLC JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2024
18736680 ADHESIVE FREE TOBACCO PRODUCT TIP ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC EFTA, ALEX B 1745 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2024
18650362 MANUFACTURING A FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH CAP Altria Client Services LLC TRINH, MINH N 3729 Non-Final OA Apr 30, 2024
18647773 AT LEAST ONE FIRST SECTION OF E-VAPING DEVICE INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY AND GROUNDING CONNECTION Altria Client Services LLC HYEON, HAE M 2831 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2024
18620319 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES Altria Client Services LLC BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 Final Rejection Mar 28, 2024
18588258 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC TANINGCO, MARCUS H 2884 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2024
18581955 CONTROLLED-RELEASE NICOTINE CHEWING GUM Altria Client Services LLC PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC 1613 Final Rejection Feb 20, 2024
18431377 REFILLABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE Altria Client Services LLC WILL, KATHERINE A 1747 Final Rejection Feb 02, 2024
18426722 CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 Final Rejection Jan 30, 2024
18423483 CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 Final Rejection Jan 26, 2024
18409059 SMOKING ARTICLE USING A CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE OF AN ENCAPSULATED MATERIAL Philip Morris Usa Inc. NGUYEN, SONNY V 1755 Non-Final OA Jan 10, 2024
18572327 HEAT-NOT-BURN CAPSULE, MATERIAL AND PREPARATION OF HEAT-NOT-BURN CAPSULE, DIPPING MOLD, AND PRODUCTION DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2023
18538654 SUSCEPTOR FOR USE WITH AN INDUCTIVELY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE OR SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC DODSON, JUSTIN C 3761 Final Rejection Dec 13, 2023
18534105 ORAL PRODUCT Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 Non-Final OA Dec 08, 2023
18519413 TIP DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 Non-Final OA Nov 27, 2023
18506367 RECLOSABLE CONTAINER Philip Morris Usa Inc. PARKER, LAURA EBERT 3733 Final Rejection Nov 10, 2023
18480639 COMPRESSIBLE ROD FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC GRAY, LINDA LAMEY 1745 Non-Final OA Oct 04, 2023
18474597 POLYMER-LAMINATED METAL LID Altria Client Services LLC LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT 1787 Final Rejection Sep 26, 2023
18467173 BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS Philip Morris Usa Inc. MAYES, DIONNE WALLS 1747 Non-Final OA Sep 14, 2023
18349477 VAPORIZER FOR VAPORIZING A CONSTITUENT OF A PLANT MATERIAL Altria Client Services LLC BUGG, PAIGE KATHLEEN 3785 Final Rejection Jul 10, 2023
18335561 SOFT, CHEWABLE AND ORALLY DISSOLVABLE AND/OR DISINTEGRABLE PRODUCTS Philip Morris Usa Inc. KOSAR, AARON J 1655 Non-Final OA Jun 15, 2023
18328146 LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 Non-Final OA Jun 02, 2023
18318196 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH ELECTRODES Altria Client Services LLC RALIS, STEPHEN J 3992 Final Rejection May 16, 2023
18318039 THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM Philip Morris Usa Inc. YAGER, JAMES C 1782 Final Rejection May 16, 2023
18295038 ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE, BATTERY SECTION, AND CHARGER Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, PHUONG T 3761 Non-Final OA Apr 03, 2023
18181969 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEMS WITH OVERHEATING PREVENTION Altria Client Services LLC KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 Final Rejection Mar 10, 2023
18180319 CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN Altria Client Services LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA Mar 08, 2023
18178838 CARTRIDGE WITH A CAPACITY SENSOR Altria Client Services LLC SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H 3761 Final Rejection Mar 06, 2023
18159282 SILICONE SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 Final Rejection Jan 25, 2023
18067947 NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLIES AND NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICES Altria Client Services LLC WILL, KATHERINE A 1747 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2022
17985475 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER Fuma International, LLC CAMPBELL, THOR S 3761 Non-Final OA Nov 11, 2022
17981973 CAPSULES HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACT PADS WITH SURFACE DISCONTINUITIES AND HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME Altria Client Services LLC TOICH, SARA KATHERINE 3785 Final Rejection Nov 07, 2022
18053149 ELECTRICAL CONTACT PADS WITH SURFACE DISCONTINUITIES AND POWER-RECEIVING UNITS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME Altria Client Services LLC LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2834 Non-Final OA Nov 07, 2022
17947436 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES AND CAPSULES Altria Client Services LLC DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 1755 Non-Final OA Sep 19, 2022
17947395 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES WITH CAPSULE REUSE DETECTION Altria Client Services LLC KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 Final Rejection Sep 19, 2022
17947372 CAPSULE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK 1747 Non-Final OA Sep 19, 2022
17872394 METHOD OF FORMING FILTER WITH INTERSTICES FOR E-VAPING DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, PHU HOANG 1747 Final Rejection Jul 25, 2022
17794642 HYBRID HNB AND E-CIG DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Final Rejection Jul 22, 2022
17838719 METHOD OF MAKING E-VAPING SECTION WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR TO PROVIDE DESIRED RESISTANCE-TO-DRAW (RTD) Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 Final Rejection Jun 13, 2022
17751959 INHIBITION OF UNDESIRED SENSORY EFFECTS BY THE COMPOUND CAMPHOR Philip Morris Usa Inc. RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 Non-Final OA May 24, 2022
17740460 METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES Altria Client Services LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA May 10, 2022
17706930 VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA Mar 29, 2022
17577105 IMMOBILIZED ADDITIVE INSERTS Philip Morris Usa Inc. FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2022
17537899 INKS, COATINGS AND ADHESIVES AS CARRIERS FOR TAGGANTS FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION AND COMPONENT DETECTION Altria Client Services LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2021
17525815 COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NICOTINE AEROSOL DELIVERY Njoy, LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 Non-Final OA Nov 12, 2021
17479260 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES WITH CAPSULE AUTHENTICATION Altria Client Services LLC KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2021
17320932 CONTAINER WITH PUSH-AND-SLIDE LOCKING MECHANISM Altria Client Services LLC HOPPMANN, JOHN MARTIN 3733 Final Rejection May 14, 2021
17223800 CONTROLLED-RELEASE NICOTINE CHEWING GUM Altria Client Services LLC PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC 1613 Final Rejection Apr 06, 2021
17086735 LID WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE Altria Client Services LLC BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 3733 Final Rejection Nov 02, 2020
16929386 NON-NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE INCLUDING A RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 Non-Final OA Jul 15, 2020
16826739 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH VISIBLE LIQUID CONTAINER Altria Client Services LLC KHLOK, BONITA 3761 Non-Final OA Mar 23, 2020
16670199 BOX-IN-BOX PACKAGE Altria Client Services LLC NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA 3735 Non-Final OA Oct 31, 2019

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