Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030656 | VAPING SYSTEM | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030705 | VAPING SYSTEM | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19023933 | VAPORIZER PODS | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18899887 | VAPING SYSTEM | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732670 | INTELLIGENT TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED HOOKAH SET | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588537 | RECEPTACLE SECTION | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395106 | CIGARETTES AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION | December 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CLOSING MACHINE | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504740 | HEATER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496484 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH HEAT TRANSFER COMPONENT | October 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214977 | CIGAR TOBACCO STRIPS AND A METHOD FOR PACKAGING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18214963 | CIGAR TOBACCO STRIPS AND A METHOD FOR PACKAGING THE SAME | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339287 | CARTRIDGE, POUCH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF POUCH FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18338275 | ATOMIZER FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE, AND CARTRIDGE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330597 | FLAVOR CARRIERS FOR ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196086 | HOOKAH DEVICE | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195790 | HOOKAH DEVICE | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190249 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18175089 | AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18110774 | PROTEIN-ENRICHED TOBACCO COMPOSITION | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109846 | MODULAR APPARATUS FOR THE SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF CANNABINOIDS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167446 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF E-VAPOR DEVICES | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068273 | NON-NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLIES AND NON-NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICES | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067947 | NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLIES AND NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICES | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927520 | Method and System for Identifying Smoking Articles | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998100 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A MAIN RESERVOIR AND A CAPILLARY BUFFER RESERVOIR | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053074 | NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLIES AND NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICES | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17912696 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATING METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTICALIBRATION ON TEMPERATURE VALUE MEASURED BY TEMPERATURE SENSOR | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17262355 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING VAPOR THAT IS VISUALLY DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO MODE | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 53 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823086 | ROLLED SMOKING PRODUCT HOLDER | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802746 | Airflow Chimney | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889889 | NONWOVEN POUCH COMPRISING HEAT SEALABLE BINDER FIBER | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17877846 | HOOKAH DEVICE | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877875 | HOOKAH DEVICE | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877872 | HOOKAH DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849212 | ROD FORMING APPARATUS | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845397 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835919 | HOOKAH DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835923 | HOOKAH DEVICE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831303 | High-Power Drive Circuit for a Vaporizer Heater | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17781344 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH PIERCING ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745558 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735045 | MULTIPURPOSE SMOKING IMPLEMENT SYSTEM | May 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772755 | Filter Component for an Aerosol-Generating Article | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723397 | SMOKING DEVICE WITH FILTERING, COOLING AND MAGNETIC BLUETOOTH CONNECTED SPEAKER AND GRINDER | April 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718429 | PODS FOR VAPORIZERS AND SMOKING PRODUCTS | April 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17715652 | SMOKING PIPE DEVICE WITH AN INSERTABLE FILTER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | April 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17713885 | Wrapper For Enclosing Smokable Substances | April 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17707054 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING A CARTRIDGE CONTAINING A GEL AND A DEVICE FOR HEATING THE CARTRIDGE | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17704432 | WATER PIPE WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTER RECEPTACLE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761435 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING AIR INLETS FOR CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL AIRFLOW | March 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17693359 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE, HEATING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIA | March 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17642058 | A Holder for a Heat-Not-Burn Aerosol-Generating Article | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687496 | CARTRIDGE-BASED HEAT NOT BURN VAPORIZER | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17640658 | VAPORIZER CARTRIDGE AND INHALER COMPRISING SUCH A VAPORIZER CARTRIDGE | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17640512 | Aerosol Generation Device and Heating Chamber Therefor | March 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17640532 | HEAT-NOT-BURN CARTRIDGE WITH TOBACCO PAPER | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681908 | VERY LOW NICOTINE CIGARETTES | February 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17681931 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATION OF DATA BETWEEN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND EXTERNAL DEVICE | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579439 | CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL | January 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17597440 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLES COMPRISING ORGANIC ACIDS | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597192 | NOVEL HEAT GENERATING BODY AND ATOMISER | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620096 | ATOMIZER FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17300931 | HOOKAH DEVICE | December 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17540042 | AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540035 | AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540018 | AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17527569 | TOBACCO ROD FOR FLAVOR INHALER | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510026 | Smoking Apparatus Protection Device and Method | October 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17451181 | Combination Beverage Container and Smoking Apparatus | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601633 | AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600454 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VAPORIZING DEVICE, VAPORIZING DEVICE AND INHALER, PREFERABLY AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PRODUCT | September 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17489780 | INHALATION COMPONENT GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INHALATION COMPONENT GENERATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | September 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17460029 | SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING A FLAVOUR DELIVERY MEMBER | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17391942 | ADJUSTABLE AIRFLOW CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382502 | PODS FOR VAPORIZERS AND SMOKING PRODUCTS | July 2021 | May 2022 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17418219 | COOLING CIGARETTE FILTER AND SMOKING PRODUCT | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355944 | CANNABIS BASED MOIST SNUFF | June 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17349349 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SMOKING DEVICE INCLUDING A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SMOKING ARTICLES IN THE DEVICE | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17329739 | STANDALONE HERB PROCESSING, VAPORIZING, AND ADMINISTRATION APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | May 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17323320 | VERY LOW NICOTINE CIGARETTES | May 2021 | April 2022 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17291623 | AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PREPARING SMOKING PRODUCTS OF THE TYPE TO BE HEATED AND NOT BURNT | May 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245461 | MACHINE FOR WRAPPING A SMOKABLE MATERIAL IN A WRAPPER, A FEEDING DEVICE FOR THE MACHINE, AND A SMOKABLE PRODUCT THEREFROM | April 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17230070 | CONE FILLER | April 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17223846 | HOOKAH DEVICE | April 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17216893 | Chilled Water Pipe and a Retrofit Apparatus for Chilling a Water Pipe | March 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205795 | POUCHED PRODUCTS WITH HEAT SEALABLE BINDER | March 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17196770 | NONWOVEN POUCH COMPRISING HEAT SEALABLE BINDER FIBER | March 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156103 | DRY CHAMBER LASER VAPORIZER | January 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17259461 | Flower Cartridge for Herb Delivery | January 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17128231 | AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME | December 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123819 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HOOKAH FILTERING | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17121890 | CELLULOSE ACETATE PARTICLE AGGREGATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17121322 | TOBACCO-DERIVED CELLULOSIC SUGAR | December 2020 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17115828 | HEATER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113649 | Modular vaporizing device and system | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17110893 | NON-BURNING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER AND CONTROL METHOD | December 2020 | January 2026 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108975 | Pre-roll packing system and device | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17107314 | VERY LOW NICOTINE CIGARETTE BLENDED WITH VERY LOW THC CANNABIS | November 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17052427 | An Aerosol Generating Article, A Method For Manufacturing An Aerosol Generating Article And An Aerosol Generating System | November 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WILL, KATHERINE A.
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, 12.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 WILL, KATHERINE A works in Art Unit 1747 and has examined 391 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner WILL, KATHERINE A's allowance rate of 66.8% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WILL, KATHERINE A receive 2.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 WILL, KATHERINE A is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILL, KATHERINE A. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 24.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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 36.6% 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, 146.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 65.0% 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, 39.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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