Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18849639 | POUCHED PRODUCT FOR ORAL USE | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18025539 | Liquid-Tight Refillable Cartridge for an Electronic Smoking Device | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18017959 | Heater Device Component | January 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18005247 | Method of Managing an Aerosol-Generating Device | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18081278 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC CONSUMABLE LOADING AND EJECTING | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17982150 | FRESH / CLEAN SMOKING SYSTEM | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17810968 | BOX TIP Vape n Scrape | July 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17839156 | NOVEL EMOLLIENT COMPOSITION | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826513 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE, ATOMIZATION CORE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17772753 | Aerosol-Generating Tobacco-Containing Composition Comprising Medium-Chain Triglyceride | April 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17708833 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS FROM CRUDE OIL | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701643 | Handheld Vaping Implement | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699153 | HEATING ASSEMBLY AND VAPING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | March 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654774 | HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM | March 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17693399 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME | March 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17588285 | KIEF COIN | January 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17562484 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | December 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17528675 | CONVERSION OF ETHANE TO ETHYLENE | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17525941 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE COMPRISING THE SAME | November 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17523868 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | November 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518441 | COLLECTION AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR ACCESSORIES AND OTHER ORGANIC OR NON-ORGANIC DISPOSABLES | November 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488819 | System and Method of Reducing Emissions And Increasing Swell In An Oil Conditioning Process | September 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17488869 | GLASS TIP FOR USE WITH SMOKABLE SUBSTANCES CONTAINED WITHIN A WRAP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TIP | September 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17476451 | REPLACEABLE OIL TANK-TYPE ATOMIZED SMOKE CARTRIDGE | September 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17434682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE AUTHENTICITY, SMOKING SET, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17401736 | ACTIVATED CARBON AND CATALYST FILTER | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17399298 | THREE-PIECE BOWL FOR A WATER PIPE | August 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393460 | SMOKING DEVICE HOLDER CONFIGURED TO BE HOUSED IN AN ICE BLOCK | August 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17425601 | Shisha Cartridge with Cap | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370059 | Novel Multipurpose Fast Dehumidification Device | July 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358179 | Multifunctional Ashtray | June 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17356117 | SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION COUPLED PROCESS WITH HIGH HELIUM YIELD AND DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17338064 | Composite Materials Containing Alkyl-Aryl Amine Rich Molecules and Mesoporous Supports for Direct Air CO2 Capture | June 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17243048 | ATTACHABLE VAPORIZERS | April 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17237592 | CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA OIL REFINERY WITH FILTERING AND METAL OXIDE TREATMENT OF PYROLYSIS OIL | April 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17228874 | PHOTOCATALYST COMPRISING BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES AND GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR DENITRIFICATION REACTION, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD USING SAME | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17280635 | SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING MULTILAYER MEDIUM PORTION | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17211690 | DEVICES FOR HARVESTING DRINKING WATER FROM AIR USING SOLAR ENERGY AND HEAT RECUPERATION | March 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17202009 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17198346 | METHOD OF REDUCING MERCURY IN STABILIZED CONDENSATE | March 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17164088 | FILTRATION IN GAS DEHYDRATION | February 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17148311 | HEAT NOT BURN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF THE SAME | January 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17128178 | HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE | December 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117091 | HEATING CUP | December 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17107961 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DUAL CHANNELS | December 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16982019 | CIGARETTE PACKING PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS | September 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17015060 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE COMPRISING THE SAME | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010969 | AROMATIZATION OF LIGHT HYDROCARBONS USING METAL-MODIFIED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17003988 | DISPOSABLE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PUFFS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD | August 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817756 | Processes for Producing Xylenes | March 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16637033 | ABSORPTION COLUMN HAVING EXTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGE CIRCUIT | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16559281 | SMOKING SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, PRIMARY DEVICE, AND SECONDARY DEVICE | September 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16382646 | FILTRATION STRUCTURE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SCRUBBER | April 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16123707 | METHOD FOR FORMING A ZEOLITE CATALYST AND USE THEREOF TO FORM A BTX-RICH STREAM | September 2018 | October 2018 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16123630 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A XYLENE-RICH STREAM | September 2018 | November 2018 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15975114 | FIXED-BED ALKYL-AROMATIC CONVERSION PROCESS | May 2018 | August 2018 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15703382 | Energy Efficient Methods for Isomerization of a C5-C7 Fraction with Dividing Wall Fractional Distillation | September 2017 | August 2018 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15658879 | PROCESS FOR FORMING ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE BY HYDROCRACKING | July 2017 | August 2017 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15593847 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION | May 2017 | September 2017 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15593984 | Hydrocarbon Conversion | May 2017 | January 2018 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15489382 | CATALYTIC HYDROCRACKING OF LIGHT OLEFINS | April 2017 | July 2017 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15270179 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING XYLENE USING A METAL-DOPED ZEOLITE CATALYST | September 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15159161 | FARNESANE ALKYLATION | May 2016 | September 2017 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15159205 | HIGH VISCOSITY INDEX LUBRICANTS BY ISOALKANE ALKYLATION | May 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15153612 | Chemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Water to Hydrocarbon Fuels | May 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14997304 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NATURAL GAS HYDRATE | January 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14868426 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING CELLULOSIC BIOMASS | September 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14868542 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING CELLULOSIC BIOMASS | September 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14868435 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING CELLULOSIC BIOMASS | September 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14791999 | USE OF CATALYST PREPARED WITH A SUBGROUP VI ELEMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND FUELS FROM LIGNIN | July 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14574311 | SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION METHOD | December 2014 | April 2017 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14563701 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF N-PROPYL BENZENE | December 2014 | February 2017 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14538993 | PROCESSES AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCTION OF LIGHT OLEFINS | November 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14485957 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING HYDROGEN TO A HYDROCATALYTIC REACTION | September 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14472658 | TRANSALKYLATION / DISPROPORTIONATION OR THERMAL HYDRODEALKYLATION HYDROCARBON PROCESSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING AN INCREASED ETHYLBENZENE FEED CONTENT | August 2014 | August 2017 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14045094 | Reduction In Flushing Volume In An Adsorptive Separation System | October 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13808010 | PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF MULTIPLY UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS IN OLEFIN-CONTAINING HYDROCARBON MIXTURES | March 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 13732798 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUEL | January 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13714542 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS INTO LIQUID FUEL | December 2012 | May 2016 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13455743 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CARBURIZING GAS MIXTURE | April 2012 | February 2016 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 13381735 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW-ODOR N-BUTANE | February 2012 | May 2014 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13381680 | PREPARATION OF ISOBUTENE BY DISSOCIATION OF MTBE | February 2012 | October 2014 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13331384 | USE OF SUPPORTED RUTHENIUM-CARBENE COMPLEXES IN CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED REACTORS | December 2011 | September 2014 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13265508 | METHODS OF PREPARING OIL COMPOSITIONS FOR FUEL REFINING | December 2011 | May 2015 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13287540 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A PHENYLCYCLOHEXANE | November 2011 | October 2013 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13102384 | FLEXIBLE PROCESS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF ETHANOL INTO MIDDLE DISTILLATES IMPLEMENTING A HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC SYSTEM AND A HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC SYSTEM | May 2011 | November 2015 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 12993956 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING BENZENE, TOLUENE (AND NAPHTHALENE) FROM C1-C4-ALKANES WITH CO-DOSAGE OF HYDROGEN AT A SEPERATE LOCATION | February 2011 | March 2014 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LOUIE, PHILIP Y.
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LOUIE, PHILIP Y works in Art Unit 1755 and has examined 71 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner LOUIE, PHILIP Y's allowance rate of 63.4% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LOUIE, PHILIP Y receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LOUIE, PHILIP Y is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LOUIE, PHILIP Y. This interview benefit is in the 81% 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, 23.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% 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 52.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 1% 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 0.0% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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