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Harness, Dickey & Pierce-Altria: all pending office actions

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App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19307283 METHOD OF FORMING ASSEMBLED PACKAGE WITH FIRST RIDGE OF FIRST TRAY FORMING PART OF OUTER SURFACE OF ASSEMBLED PACKAGE Altria Client Services LLC WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M 3731 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2025
19280597 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR A NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 3725 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2025
19273799 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR A NON-NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 3725 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2025
18975172 BEAD FEED UNIT AND METHOD Altria Client Services LLC KUMAR, RAKESH 3651 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18973711 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING LOOSE PRODUCT Altria Client Services LLC FERRERO, EDUARDO R 3731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18971770 INSERT WITH BASE AND UPPER BRIM Altria Client Services LLC ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18968285 METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR PRODUCT TRACING AND AUTHENTICATION USING CONDUCTIVE INKS Altria Client Services LLC OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P 3629 §102§103Other Final Rejection — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18959984 CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE WALL LOCKING MECHANISM Altria Client Services LLC PAL, PRINCE 3735 §102§103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Nov 26, 2024
18813927 AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLY Altria Client Services LLC KESSIE, JENNIFER A 1747 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18808394 METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION Altria Client Services LLC HAYLES, ASHFORD S 3627 §101§102§103Other Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Aug 19, 2024
18808598 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF DATA FOR MANUFACTURED ITEMS Philip Morris Usa Inc. KHATRI, NILESH B 3699 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 19, 2024
18799358 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEMS WITH USAGE DETERMINATION Altria Client Services LLC ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18782556 CARTRIDGE WITH FIRST TUBE AND DILUTION AIR PASSAGE INTERSECTING AIR PASSAGE Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, THANG H 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2024
18782164 E-VAPOR DEVICES INCLUDING PRE-SEALED CARTRIDGES Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, SONNY V 1755 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2024
18765654 METHOD OF MAKING NICOTINE E-VAPING SECTION WITH AIR PASSAGE FOR ALLOWING AIRFLOW TO ENTER RESERVOIR Altria Client Services LLC SPARKS, RUSSELL E §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 08, 2024
18757732 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A VIBRATABLE ELEMENT Altria Client Services LLC TRAN, TIFFANY T 3761 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18750207 METHOD OF FORMING POUCH BY ADHERING OXYGEN SCAVENGER TO POUCH MATERIAL Altria Client Services LLC IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18743548 ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE Altria Client Services LLC DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA 1747 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18731897 ASSEMBLY WITH CAPILLARY MEDIUM DEFINING DUCT THAT ABUTS SURFACE OF AIR IMPINGEMENT STRUCTURE Altria Client Services LLC TRAN, THIEN S 3761 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Jun 03, 2024
18669148 METHOD OF MAKING AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH POROUS BODY AND AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE Altria Client Services LLC TRAN, THIEN S 3761 §102§103 Final Rejection 60d Pending May 20, 2024
18648926 FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY AND CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC WILL, KATHERINE A 1747 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2024
18625427 ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE Altria Client Services LLC PAUDEL, PRADEEP 1749 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18620414 SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A LIQUID AEROSOL Altria Client Services LLC VO, TU A 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18591698 HEATER AND WICK ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC CAMPBELL, THOR S 3761 §102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 29, 2024
18588258 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC TANINGCO, MARCUS H 2884 DP Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2024
18444135 MOBILE MULTI-FEATURE PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION Altria Client Services LLC AZARIAN, SEYED H 2675 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 16, 2024
18432352 SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER WITH FLAVORANT DELIVERY SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC YAARY, ERIC 1755 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18409059 SMOKING ARTICLE USING A CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE OF AN ENCAPSULATED MATERIAL Philip Morris Usa Inc. NGUYEN, SONNY V 1755 DP Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2024
18396145 METHOD OF MAKING E-VAPING DEVICE WITH FIRST-SHAPED CAVITY AND SECOND-SHAPED CAVITY Altria Client Services LLC CHABREYRIE, RODOLPHE ANDRE 3761 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2023
18538654 SUSCEPTOR FOR USE WITH AN INDUCTIVELY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE OR SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC DODSON, JUSTIN C 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2023
18519351 BEAD FEEDER Philip Morris Usa Inc. LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN 3731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 27, 2023
18480639 COMPRESSIBLE ROD FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Altria Client Services LLC GRAY, LINDA LAMEY 1745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2023
18467173 BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS Philip Morris Usa Inc. MAYES, DIONNE WALLS 1747 §103Other Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18466420 E-VAPOR DEVICE INCLUDING PUNCTURE DEVICE AND SEALED PACKET OF PRE-VAPOR FORMULATION Altria Client Services LLC SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2023
18456763 CHEWABLE DISSOLVABLE NICOTINE TABLET Altria Client Services LLC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 1615 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Aug 28, 2023
18348529 METHOD FOR OPERATING DEVICE USING MULTI-STAGE HEATING Altria Client Services LLC DODSON, JUSTIN C 3761 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 07, 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 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18318196 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH ELECTRODES Altria Client Services LLC RALIS, STEPHEN J 3992 Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 16, 2023
18306368 HEAT-NOT-BURN DEVICE AND FLAVOR CARRIER Altria Client Services LLC BELYAEV, YANA 1755 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Apr 25, 2023
18303563 METHOD FOR MEASURING A VAPOR PRECURSOR LEVEL IN A CARTOMIZER OF AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND/OR AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE METHOD Altria Client Services LLC TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2023
18178838 CARTRIDGE WITH A CAPACITY SENSOR Altria Client Services LLC SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2023
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 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2022
17982138 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES AND CAPSULES HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACT PADS WITH SURFACE DISCONTINUITIES Altria Client Services LLC MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2022
17947436 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES AND CAPSULES Altria Client Services LLC DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 1755 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2022
17947345 POWER CONTROL SYSTEM Altria Client Services LLC KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 19, 2022
17939428 LABEL FOR PACK Altria Client Services LLC NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 1788 §103Other Non-Final OA 41d Pending Sep 07, 2022
17847676 METHODS AND MACHINES FOR POUCHING SMOKELESS TOBACCO AND TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS Altria Client Services LLC CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER 1747 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 23, 2022
17672882 CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE FILTERS INCLUDING ACTIVATED CARBON FOR REMOVING NITRIC OXIDE Philip Morris Usa Inc. FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 §103 Final Rejection 162d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2022
17551745 COLLOIDAL PLANT POWDER/EXTRACT ENCAPSULATION WITH PECTIN-PROTEIN COACERVATE GELS Philip Morris Usa Inc. FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 15, 2021
17525815 COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NICOTINE AEROSOL DELIVERY Njoy, LLC FELTON, MICHAEL J 1747 §102§112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Nov 12, 2021
17520938 CONTROL OF TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER PRODUCTION Altria Client Services LLC SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2021
17346628 CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN Altria Client Services LLC BELYAEV, YANA 1755 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2021
17223773 ORAL POUCH PRODUCT Altria Client Services LLC SPARKS, RUSSELL E 1755 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2021
17223756 SPRAY DRIED NICOTINE FOR INCLUSION IN ORAL PRODUCTS Altria Client Services LLC TRAN, SUSAN T 1615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2021
17223709 ENCAPSULATED SWEETENER GRANULES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Altria Client Services LLC NGUYEN, THANH H 1792 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2021
17159600 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING AN E-VAPING DEVICE OPERATING SYSTEM, E-VAPING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, AND E-VAPING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE Altria Client Services LLC ISKRA, JOSEPH W 3761 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 27, 2021
17086735 LID WITH INTEGRATED STORAGE Altria Client Services LLC BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 3733 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 02, 2020
16670199 BOX-IN-BOX PACKAGE Altria Client Services LLC NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA 3735 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2019
16030255 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH FOUR CONTACTS Altria Client Services LLC JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2018

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