Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18403311 | Mouthpiece Assembly for an Inhalation Device including a Replaceable Substrate Component, and a Replaceable Substrate Component therefor | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18475952 | Electronic Cigarette Cartridge Holder | September 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235323 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING THE SAME | August 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233408 | A WEB OF TIPPING PAPER | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276909 | STRUCTURED FILTER MATERIAL FOR NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTS | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231036 | ULTRASONIC ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZER | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18342173 | SMOKING ARTICLE | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18200706 | CUTTING AND ARRANGING RODS FOR TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCTS | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18135713 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030881 | Vaporizer, Consumable Container Therefore, Vaporizer System Thereof and Method of Obtaining Information About a Consumable Container | April 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18026981 | An Aerosol Generating Article | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184584 | VAPING DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026485 | A HEATING ELEMENT HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCE | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18026225 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18182000 | ATOMIZER, ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE, AND LIQUID GUIDE MECHANISM | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025284 | An Aerosol Generating Article | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025089 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING REAL-TIME CLOCK AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18174874 | VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18109994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ROSIN AND OTHER VISCOUS MATERIALS | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18166761 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019523 | VAPORIZER FOR CONTROLLED AEROSOLIZATION OF CANNABINOID CONCENTRATES | February 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18019412 | Aerosol Generating Article and System | February 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096674 | Additive Manufacturing Apparatus, System, and Method | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153613 | BURNING PREDICTION AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093839 | FORMING A FRACTIONATED CANNABIS CONCENTRATE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093742 | PERSONAL VAPORIZING UNIT | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085895 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Tobacco Industry Products | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18061690 | APPLICATION OF A FLAVORANT PARTICLE IN A FILTER OF A SMOKING ARTICLE FOR DELIVERING FLAVOR | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17967706 | GAS INHALATION DEVICES AND METHODS UTILIZING ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE | October 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800335 | Aerosol Generation Device with Ceramic Heater Base | August 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904256 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH PREDETERMINED INSERTION DIRECTION | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17796105 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17813813 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM | July 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17813032 | CIGAR HOLDER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792702 | AEROSOL PRODUCING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17859248 | Reconstituted Tobacco For Devices That Heat Tobacco Without Burning It | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843742 | Heating System for Vaporizable Material Insert | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17838762 | Aerosol Generating Device With A Laser | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17784898 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH LEAK PREVENTION | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17836541 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH INDEXING MOVEMENT | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782833 | SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER INCLUDING SOLID FLAVORING AGENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17747321 | SMOKING PIPE WITH IMPROVED TAR TRAP | May 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747288 | SMOKING PIPE WITH IMPROVED DRAFT HOLES | May 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING BOTTLE | May 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747070 | SHEAR WEB MOULD SYSTEM COMPRISING VARIABLE MOULDING PLATES | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17633395 | PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR FUEL TANK | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17565213 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17543623 | ISOLATION MEMBER AND ATOMIZER | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540998 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530261 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611766 | Heat-Not-Burn Stick Comprising Foam-Like Aerosol-Generating Material Arranged In A Container | November 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17605296 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE FOR USE WITH AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE | October 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17604631 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE FOR VARIABLY CONTROLLING POWER | October 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17501746 | Method of Piercing a Cigar | October 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497411 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SMOKING DEVICE INCLUDING A COMPACT SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SMOKING ARTICLES IN THE DEVICE | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17493078 | 3D PRINTING METHOD USING SLIP | October 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17438523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CORRUGATED WEB | September 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17404925 | RESERVOIR-LESS VAPING-ALTERNATIVE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | August 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17430787 | Electronic Cigarette With Audible Connection | August 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17390952 | TEMPERATURE RESISTANT DEVICE USED TO ASSIST IN REMOVAL OF CANNABIS CONCENTRATE RECLAIM | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17443206 | INHALATION DEVICE | July 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17423930 | SMOKING ARTICLE TIPPING PAPER COATED WITH FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL AND METHOD OF COATING THE TIPPING PAPER | July 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17423308 | HEATER FOR CIGARETTE-LIKE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH EXCELLENT HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17361628 | SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER FOR EASY EXTINGUISHING | June 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17347980 | Vaporizer Devices | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17341407 | Gas Combustion Heating Smoking Article | June 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17340954 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-ROLLL PAPERS OR WRAP WITH TIPS | June 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17314210 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17290323 | AEROSOLIZABLE FORMULATION | April 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 17290322 | AEROSOLIZED FORMULATION | April 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17223773 | ORAL POUCH PRODUCT | April 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17220231 | WEB OF TIPPING PAPER | April 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17220720 | FILTER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | April 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 54 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17178531 | SMOKING CESSATION DEVICE AND METHOD | February 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17165604 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY FORMED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONALLY FORMED OBJECT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | February 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17160932 | AUTOMATED PRE-ROLL FILL AND TWIST SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17160633 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | January 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156986 | Additive Manufacturing Apparatus, System, and Method | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17247987 | HEATING SMOKEABLE MATERIAL | January 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17134680 | CIGARETTE ROLLING MACHINE | December 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17254758 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16970251 | Method and System For Producing of Reconstituted Vegetable Films | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17116159 | E-VAPOR DEVICE INCLUDING CAPSULE CONTAINING PRE-VAPOR FORMULATION | December 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 56 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17115835 | AEROSOL-GENERATING APPARATUS, THERMAL DISTRIBUTION CASING, AND RELATED METHODS | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17095306 | SMOKING ARTICLE | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074008 | TOBACCO GRANULES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TOBACCO GRANULES | October 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 54 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982382 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC CONTAINER, PARTICULARLY A FUEL CONTAINER, BY INTERNAL PRESSURE FORMING | October 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17045534 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | October 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 2 | No | No |
| 17043019 | OPENING-CLOSING ASSEMBLY FOR TOBACCO HEATER | September 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040793 | INHALER WITH COMPOSITE POROUS SUPPORT ELEMENT | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040216 | INHALER WITH APERATURED POROUS SUPPORT ELEMENT | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17040220 | INHALER WITH VORTEX CAPSULE CAVITY | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17002592 | HASHISH CIGARETTE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | August 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16999740 | BLOW MOLDED PART INCLUDING COMPRESSION MOLDED ELEMENT | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16999298 | SUBSTITUTE SMOKING CONSUMABLE | August 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16967837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOLDING A WEB OF MATERIAL | August 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16941873 | PORTABLE VAPORIZER | July 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16963921 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING PLASTIC PRODUCTS | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16961040 | A Mouthpiece Assembly for an Inhalation Device including a Replaceable Substrate Component, and a Replaceable Substrate Component therefor | July 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16924327 | Mouthpiece Device | July 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SPARKS, RUSSELL E.
With a 33.3% 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, 20.0% 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 SPARKS, RUSSELL E works in Art Unit 1755 and has examined 119 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 48 months.
Examiner SPARKS, RUSSELL E's allowance rate of 73.9% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SPARKS, RUSSELL E receive 3.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 97% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SPARKS, RUSSELL E is 48 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SPARKS, RUSSELL E. 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, 16.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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 22.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 118.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 69.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 40.9% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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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