Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18852533 | AN EXTENDED NIP PRESS APPARATUS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18821803 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18813480 | SMOKING ARTICLE | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798455 | CIGAR HOLDER | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18732490 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662163 | PRE-ROLL OIL INFUSION APPARATUS | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641767 | MOIST BOTANICAL POUCH PROCESSING AND MOIST ORAL BOTANICAL POUCH PRODUCTS | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616622 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE AND AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606395 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601588 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL HEATER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18597492 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444986 | SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444803 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING STEMS IN A CIGARETTE MAKING PROCESS AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING THE STEMS | February 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439178 | ELECTRONIC VAPOUR PROVISION SYSTEM | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18426014 | Devices for Vaporization of a Substance | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18413950 | INDUCTIVELY HEATABLE TOBACCO PRODUCT | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411727 | METHOD OF MAKING CIRCUIT WITH BYPASS LINE THAT BYPASSES INTERNAL CIRCUITRY | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396974 | PRE-ROLL FILLING SYSTEM | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511113 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501513 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNWANTED OBJECTS FROM CUT TOBACCO IN A CUT TOBACCO PRODUCTION LINE | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383571 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID REPLENISHMENT TANK | October 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492098 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Breakable Capsule in a Conical Smoking Apparatus | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18487272 | CAPSULE CLUSTERS FOR ORAL CONSUMPTION | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18486966 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18474978 | SPLIT AIRFLOW SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING AN AIRFLOW INSIDE AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18469365 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458423 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH INTERNAL SUSCEPTOR | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18450492 | HARM-REDUCING CIGARETTE FILTER, PREPARATION METHOND AND APPLICATION THEREOF | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363638 | PRE-ROLL OIL INFUSION APPARATUS | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CRIMPED WEB | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18344279 | CONTROLLED RELEASE MENTHOLATED TOBACCO BEADS | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325250 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE HAVING HEATER | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324399 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322011 | GAMMA CYCLODEXTRIN FLAVORING-RELEASE ADDITIVES | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF BULK SMOKABLE CONES | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18141391 | Cigarette Loading Machines And Method Therefore | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18138783 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING SMOKING CONES | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302066 | FLAVORING SOLUTION | April 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18299359 | Devices for Vaporization of a Substance | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295668 | FLAVOR DELIVERY ARTICLE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129643 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189787 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124249 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178850 | SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173712 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18173715 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | February 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18162589 | PISTON DEVICE FOR LOADING MATERIAL INTO A TUBE | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18017028 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154899 | ADDITIONAL FILTER DEVICE FOR CIGARETTES WITH FIBER FILTER | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067729 | Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010111 | REINFORCED HEAT SOURCE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064477 | ORAL POUCH PRODUCT HAVING SOFT EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF BULK SMOKABLE CONES | December 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18008519 | COMBINATION CHILLUM AND ENCLOSED PRE-ROLL PACKAGE SMOKING APPARATUS | December 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072698 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN AEROSOL FOR INHALATION BY A PERSON | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17993273 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Breakable Capsule in a Conical Smoking Apparatus | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17986730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATIC FILLING MACHINE | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17998180 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH SLIDING CONTACTS FOR INDUCTION COIL | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998091 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17980052 | SMOKING ARTICLE | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968075 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH FRONT-PLUG AND METHOD | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17918558 | HEATING ATOMIZING CORE AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZING DEVICE | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17960527 | PRESS DEVICE FOR SMOKING MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD | October 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17934936 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948364 | METHODS FOR REDUCING MATRIX-BOUND NICOTINE-DERIVED NITROSAMINE KETONE IN TOBACCO PLANT MATERIAL | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17913113 | HEATER ASSEMBLY AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17947974 | SNUFF COMPOSITION | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17902271 | METHOD OF MAKING CAPSULE INCLUDING FILLER MATERIAL INFUSED WITH CONSUMABLE | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898020 | Apparatus for Forming Smoking Articles and Method Thereof | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17880810 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL HEATER | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17873294 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDUCTIVELY HEATABLE AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862485 | POWER SUPPLY SECTION CONFIGURATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863055 | TOBACCO-DERIVED COMPOSITION | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17863082 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS, AND ATOMIZER AND HEATING BODY OF ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858039 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN AEROSOL FOR INHALATION BY A PERSON | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17856659 | SMOKING PIPE ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17787490 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING A HOLLOW CIRCULAR-SECTION SLEEVE WITH A PRODUCT | June 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785124 | RETAINER FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664314 | ROLLING DEVICE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776855 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING VIBRATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17739903 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17699772 | MOIST TOBACCO PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17760849 | CLEANING TOOL WITH ADDITIONAL CLEANING ELEMENTS FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675243 | TOBACCO ARTICLES AND METHODS | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17673424 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17583542 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLAVORING SMOKELESS TOBACCO | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17570940 | SMOKING ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN INTERNAL HEATING ELEMENT | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17570402 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE AND AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568774 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL HEATER | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17567810 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT SMOKING PIPE | January 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563292 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17536579 | HYDROPHOBIC TIPPING PAPER | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17489811 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL INHALER, AEROSOL INHALER, AND AEROSOL INHALE SYSTEM | September 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17487010 | SMOKING PIPE CLEANING TOOL | September 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17478935 | Filtering Component for a Smoking Pipe System | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17437247 | SMOKING ARTICLE FROM WHICH SOUND IS GENERATED | September 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17468663 | INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THIN PLATE DRIER FOR CUT TOBACCO | September 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17458997 | SNUFF COMPOSITION | August 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17396580 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A NATURAL LEAF SMOKABLE PRODUCT | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17387388 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NGUYEN, PHU HOANG.
With a 31.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 30.5% 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 NGUYEN, PHU HOANG works in Art Unit 1747 and has examined 603 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner NGUYEN, PHU HOANG's allowance rate of 65.7% 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 NGUYEN, PHU HOANG receive 2.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% 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 NGUYEN, PHU HOANG is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NGUYEN, PHU HOANG. This interview benefit is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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 63.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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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