Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
51 pending office actions • 3 clients • 40 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 178 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 49 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 49 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 42 (82%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| No statute on record | 6 (12%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELTON, MICHAEL J | 8 | 59.1% | +14.8% |
| TRAN, THIEN S | 2 | 71.6% | +23.9% |
| PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC | 2 | 42.7% | +49.8% |
| YAARY, ERIC | 2 | 73.9% | +2.6% |
| NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 2 | 65.2% | +18.7% |
| IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 1 | 80.5% | +14.1% |
| PAL, PRINCE | 1 | 70.3% | +18.0% |
| ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 1 | 60.8% | +35.5% |
| GROSS, CARSON | 1 | 73.2% | +21.3% |
| HAYLES, ASHFORD S | 1 | 66.0% | +37.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19188307 | SLIDE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FILLING POUCHES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 44d overdue |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17672882 | CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE FILTERS INCLUDING ACTIVATED CARBON FOR REMOVING NITRIC OXIDE | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 162d overdue |
| 19188307 | SLIDE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FILLING POUCHES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 44d overdue |
| 17872394 | METHOD OF FORMING FILTER WITH INTERSTICES FOR E-VAPING DEVICE | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 44d overdue |
| 18159282 | SILICONE SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 43d overdue |
| 17740460 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 26d overdue |
| 18808394 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION | HAYLES, ASHFORD S | 25d overdue |
| 18958409 | TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 9d overdue |
| 17577105 | IMMOBILIZED ADDITIVE INSERTS | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 3d overdue |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Altria | 41 |
| Philip Morris | 9 |
| NJOY, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1747 | 13 |
| 1755 | 5 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 3736 | 3 |
| 3785 | 3 |
| 3731 | 2 |
| 3735 | 2 |
| 3729 | 2 |
| 1613 | 2 |
| 3733 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19188307 | SLIDE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR FILLING POUCHES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | Altria Client Services LLC | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 18959984 | CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE WALL LOCKING MECHANISM | Altria Client Services LLC | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18958409 | TRAY WITH BASE, DOME AND BRIM | Altria Client Services LLC | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 3736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 25, 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | 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 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18669148 | METHOD OF MAKING AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH POROUS BODY AND AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE | Altria Client Services LLC | TRAN, THIEN S | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18650362 | MANUFACTURING A FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH CAP | Altria Client Services LLC | TRINH, MINH N | 3729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18626585 | METHOD OF MAKING AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE FRANGIBLE CAPSULE IN RETENTION MEDIUM | Altria Client Services LLC | TRAN, THIEN S | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18620414 | SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A LIQUID AEROSOL | Altria Client Services LLC | VO, TU A | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18608007 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AGE VERIFICATION | Altria Client Services LLC | WELCH, DAVID T | 2613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18604716 | MULTI-CHAMBERED CONTAINER | Altria Client Services LLC | ISLAM, SANJIDUL | 3736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18581955 | CONTROLLED-RELEASE NICOTINE CHEWING GUM | Altria Client Services LLC | PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18431377 | REFILLABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE | Altria Client Services LLC | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | 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 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18409059 | SMOKING ARTICLE USING A CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE OF AN ENCAPSULATED MATERIAL | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | NGUYEN, SONNY V | 1755 | Other | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18519351 | BEAD FEEDER | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18515494 | SMOKELESS PRODUCTS CONTAINING NON-TOBACCO PLANT MATERIALS | Altria Client Services LLC | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 84d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18506367 | RECLOSABLE CONTAINER | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | PARKER, LAURA EBERT | 3733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18494218 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | Altria Client Services LLC | HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | 1796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18467173 | BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | MAYES, DIONNE WALLS | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18360408 | HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES INCLUDING INTRA-DRAW HEATER CONTROL, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING A HEATER | Altria Client Services LLC | SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J | 2117 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18335561 | SOFT, CHEWABLE AND ORALLY DISSOLVABLE AND/OR DISINTEGRABLE PRODUCTS | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | KOSAR, AARON J | 1655 | Other | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18328146 | LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF | Altria Client Services LLC | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18322878 | PROCESS OF PREPARING PRINTING SOLUTION AND MAKING PATTERNED CIGARETTE WRAPPER | Altria Client Services LLC | SCOTT, ANGELA C | 1767 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18318039 | THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | YAGER, JAMES C | 1782 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18306368 | HEAT-NOT-BURN DEVICE AND FLAVOR CARRIER | Altria Client Services LLC | KRINKER, YANA B | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18180319 | CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN | Altria Client Services LLC | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18159282 | SILICONE SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT | Altria Client Services LLC | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2023 |
| 18158369 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH IDENTIFICATION INDUCTOR | Altria Client Services LLC | KIM, PAUL D | 3729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 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 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 07, 2022 |
| 17947436 | HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES AND CAPSULES | Altria Client Services LLC | DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ | 1755 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17939428 | LABEL FOR PACK | Altria Client Services LLC | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1788 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Sep 07, 2022 |
| 17872394 | METHOD OF FORMING FILTER WITH INTERSTICES FOR E-VAPING DEVICE | Altria Client Services LLC | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 1747 | Other | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
| 17794642 | HYBRID HNB AND E-CIG DEVICE | Altria Client Services LLC | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17751959 | INHIBITION OF UNDESIRED SENSORY EFFECTS BY THE COMPOUND CAMPHOR | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 88d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2022 |
| 17740460 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES | Altria Client Services LLC | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | — | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2022 |
| 17706930 | VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY | Altria Client Services LLC | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Mar 29, 2022 |
| 17672882 | CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE FILTERS INCLUDING ACTIVATED CARBON FOR REMOVING NITRIC OXIDE | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 162d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2022 |
| 17577105 | IMMOBILIZED ADDITIVE INSERTS | Philip Morris Usa Inc. | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2022 |
| 17568578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AEROSOL DELIVERY WITH AIRFLOW REGULATION | Altria Client Services LLC | BALLER, KELSEY E | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jan 04, 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
| 17525815 | COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NICOTINE AEROSOL DELIVERY | Njoy, LLC | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Nov 12, 2021 |
| 17479260 | HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES WITH CAPSULE AUTHENTICATION | Altria Client Services LLC | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2021 |
| 17320932 | CONTAINER WITH PUSH-AND-SLIDE LOCKING MECHANISM | Altria Client Services LLC | HOPPMANN, JOHN MARTIN | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | May 14, 2021 |
| 17321233 | PACKAGE WITH OPPOSING LOCKING MECHANISMS | Altria Client Services LLC | STEVENS, ALLAN D | 3736 | — | Non-Final OA | 171d overdue | Pending | May 14, 2021 |
| 17223800 | CONTROLLED-RELEASE NICOTINE CHEWING GUM | Altria Client Services LLC | PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Apr 06, 2021 |
| 16826739 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH VISIBLE LIQUID CONTAINER | Altria Client Services LLC | KHLOK, BONITA | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 23, 2020 |
| 16670199 | BOX-IN-BOX PACKAGE | Altria Client Services LLC | NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA | 3735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 51d overdue | Pending | Oct 31, 2019 |
| 15630117 | VAPORISER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Altria Client Services LLC | KIRKWOOD, SPENCER HAMMETT | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Jun 22, 2017 |
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