Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19239799 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895963 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MICELLIZED LIQUID FORMULA TO AN INDIVIDUAL | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18639546 | AEROSOL PRESSURIZED DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18634569 | Cartridge Cigarette Filter | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18395624 | SMOKING DEVICE CARTRIDGE AND SUPPORT MEMBER | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349568 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER | July 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210596 | Personal Smoking Device and Kit | June 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197686 | PRESSURIZED SUBLINGUAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | May 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18300992 | AEROSOL PRESSURIZED INHALATION DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18125096 | PIPE SNUFFER AND METHOD | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183430 | System Comprising a Machine for Preparing a Smokable Product from a Portion Capsule | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111585 | PLANT EXTRACTS AND THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS IN SMOKING UTENSILS AND IN HONEY COMPLEXES | February 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 18151592 | BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064521 | COMPOUND HORIZONTAL FILTER ASSEMBLY MACHINE AND PROCESS | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927242 | NICOTINE INHALER | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978410 | PIPE WITH ADJUSTABLE CUTTING ELEMENT AND BOWL | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17902117 | SMOKING SYSTEM INCLUDING RIGID MOUTHPIECE AND FLAVOR RELEASING MECHANISM | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17863203 | REDUCED ODOR SMOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17844370 | Smoking Device with Multi-Use Combustion Chamber | June 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777753 | SHISHA DEVICE WITH TROUGH | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17735760 | Rolling Papers with Discrete Adhesive Areas | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703647 | System Comprising a Machine for Preparing a Smokable Product from a Portion Capsule | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703565 | System Comprising a Machine for Preparing a Smokable Product from a Portion Capsule | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17635915 | Aerosol-Generating Article Wrapper Comprising Heat Sensitive Indication Means | February 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17649206 | ARTICLE, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HEATING A SMOKABLE MATERIAL | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580256 | SMOKING SYSTEM | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17615730 | Set Of Stick-Shaped Filters Made Of Cardboard, Preform For The Manufacture Thereof And Packaging Thereof | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17612776 | STABLE WRAPPER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE | November 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17525201 | ASSEMBLY AND INSERT FOR EVENLY HEATING A SMOKABLE SUBSTANCE | November 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17496873 | WHITENED TOBACCO COMPOSITION | October 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600730 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH ARTICLE POSITION DETECTOR | October 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479731 | CARTRIDGE, BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412564 | INHIBITION OF SENSORY IRRITATION DURING CONSUMPTION OF NON-SMOKEABLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17392466 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE | August 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17383017 | Smoking Device with Multi-Use Combustion Chamber | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17376100 | HOOKAH | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17422684 | POUCHED PRODUCT WITH LIQUID FLAVOR COMPOSITION | July 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17313447 | FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE | May 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17206721 | SMOKING PRODUCT MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF SMOKING PRODUCTS | March 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17175840 | NOVEL FILTER SEGMENT INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE LOADED WITH A SMOKE-MODIFYING AGENT | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17171976 | NICOTINE SALT FORMULATIONS FOR AEROSOL DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17171986 | Accessory E-Cigarette And Filter Assembly | February 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17146984 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM | January 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 59 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17137962 | Alternating Patterns In Cigarette Wrapper, Smoking Article and Method | December 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17131607 | TOBACCO ROASTER | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17124209 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17114032 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT COMPRISING EFFERVESCENT COMPOSITION | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16950976 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE | November 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17051650 | Aerosol Generating Article, A Method For Manufacturing An Aerosol Generating Article And An Aerosol Generating System | October 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17050987 | CIGARETTE | October 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17032920 | TIPS FOR HOUSING ONE OR MORE FLAVORED CAPSULES | September 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16992181 | WHITENED TOBACCO COMPOSITION | August 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938832 | SMOKING SYSTEM | July 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16915185 | SMOKING SYSTEM HAVING A LIQUID STORAGE PORTION | June 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16946552 | INHALER COMPONENT | June 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 56 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16911633 | NON-NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICE | June 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16956157 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH A REMOVABLY-INSERTABLE RESIDUE COLLECTOR | June 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16902333 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16946289 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | June 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16772549 | REDUCING AEROSOL AMMONIA IN HEATED AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLES | June 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16771931 | SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING EXTINGUISHER ELEMENT | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16766471 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE WITH HEAT-EXPANDABLE CENTERING ELEMENT | May 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16867840 | NOVEL BANDED CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH OPENED-AREA BANDS | May 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16863185 | PREFORMED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT | April 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16846255 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16839004 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | April 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16828147 | Combined Storage Container And Pipe Apparatus | March 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16782496 | SMOKING DEVICE | February 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16775740 | Glass Bottle Water Pipe | January 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16745048 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMOKING DEVICE | January 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16740426 | COCOA FIBER SMOKING STICK | January 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622116 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE ON A WRAPPING BAND OF A SMOKING ARTICLE | December 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16707390 | POUCHED PRODUCTS | December 2019 | November 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16697676 | Accessory E-Cigarette And Filter Sleeve Assembly | November 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16686339 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE | November 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16684516 | System Comprising a Machine for Preparing a Smokable Product from a Portion Capsule | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16658741 | BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS | October 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16654564 | WATER PIPE SMOKING SYSTEM | October 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16589930 | WATER PIPE | October 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16553711 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER | August 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16539617 | SMOKING ARTICLE MACHINE | August 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16539682 | SMOKING ARTICLE MACHINE | August 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16539725 | SMOKING ARTICLE MACHINE | August 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16537561 | COFFEE FRUIT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION | August 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16518995 | DETACHABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE | July 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 59 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16449805 | PREFORMED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT | June 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16440956 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | June 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16419381 | COMPOUND HORIZONTAL FILTER ASSEMBLY MACHINE AND PROCESS | May 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16402546 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE | May 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16380167 | Packer Station of a Packaging Apparatus and System | April 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16287213 | NOVEL FILTER SEGMENT INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE LOADED WITH A SMOKE-MODIFYING AGENT | February 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16264260 | AEROSOL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INHALING A SUBSTANCE AND USES THEREOF | January 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16238155 | MACHINE FOR THE TOBACCO PROCESSING INDUSTRY, IN PARTICULAR, A FILTER TIPPING MACHINE | January 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16226779 | Smoking Article and Method | December 2018 | March 2020 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16201846 | SMOKING PRODUCTS SUPPORT STRUCTURE | November 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16179107 | INHIBITION OF SENSORY IRRITATION DURING CONSUMPTION OF NON-SMOKEABLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS | November 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16172639 | COMPACT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING PERSONAL SMOKABLE PRODUCTS | October 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 2 | Yes | Yes |
| 16096874 | ARTICLE, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HEATING A SMOKABLE MATERIAL | October 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16170408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING TRANSPORT CONTAINERS WITH ROD-LIKE ARTICLES OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY | October 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 16131785 | PRODUCT USE AND BEHAVIOR MONITORING INSTRUMENT | September 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 42 | 9 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MAYES, DIONNE WALLS.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 23.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MAYES, DIONNE WALLS works in Art Unit 1747 and has examined 560 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner MAYES, DIONNE WALLS's allowance rate of 65.2% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MAYES, DIONNE WALLS receive 2.40 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MAYES, DIONNE WALLS is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAYES, DIONNE WALLS. This interview benefit is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 67.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 48.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 27.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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