Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19234643 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZING ELEMENT THEREOF | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19177013 | ELECTRONIC VAPORISER SYSTEM | April 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 19102289 | Aerosol Device and Method for Moving Consumable | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030214 | Heat-not-Burn Device and Method | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741414 | UNIVERSAL WATER PIPE ADAPTER | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527776 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513165 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18289485 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385279 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING SMOKING DATA | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488332 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369894 | ORAL PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED BINDING OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464793 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464821 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464774 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464807 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244204 | PRE-ROLL CONE FOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461881 | NON-NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455246 | APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING TOBACCO MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448257 | CUSTOMIZABLE DEVICES FOR MULTIPLE CONSUMABLES | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363213 | MEDIUM DPF AND TOTAL DENIER CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW | August 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359257 | CAPSULES INCLUDING INTERNAL FILTERS, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356437 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349896 | VAPORIZATION CONTROL METHOD AND VAPORIZATION DEVICE | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218961 | CIGARETTE ROLLER | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258240 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INDUCTIVE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209282 | DISABLING CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18255236 | CARTRIDGE OF A STICK-SHAPED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN INDUCTIVELY HEATING AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203082 | Polysaccharide-Based Tobacco Gel Compositions | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18320471 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIAL | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252801 | ATOMIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH SAME | May 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314316 | SMOKING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314325 | SMOKING DEVICE WITH FLATTENING FUNCTION | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312208 | NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18251092 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140749 | USE OF MONOLITHIC WIRELESS TRANSMITTER WITH SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTER TO DESIGN HEATER FOR E-CIGARETTE | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308170 | SMOKING CAPSULE WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033486 | Aerosol Generation Device Power System | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032970 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136197 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZATION CORE | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301775 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE HAVING A VAPOR-ENHANCING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031196 | A Smoking Article with a Heated Segment Comprising a Tobacco Product | April 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247780 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH UPSTREAM SECTION, HOLLOW TUBULAR ELEMENT AND VENTILATION | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247804 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH VENTILATION | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245224 | A METHOD OF PROCESSING TOBACCO FINES INTO A NON-CONTINUOUS TOBACCO MATERIAL | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025294 | An Aerosol Generating Article | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044563 | Nicotine-Free Formulations, Devices and Methods Thereof for Cessation of Smoking or Nicotine Replacement | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18025297 | Heater Device Component | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024441 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR TREATING TOBACCO LEAVES | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18041583 | AEROSOL GENERATION | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020558 | RELEASABLE MOUTHPIECE LOCKING MECHANISM | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18164843 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A COVER LAYER | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105444 | ELECTRONIC VAPORISER SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019300 | Aerosol Generation Apparatus Having a Chassis Comprising a Flexible Part, and Corresponding Assembling Method | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159374 | NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017605 | INHALER ARTICLE | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006271 | AEROSOL GENERATOR WITH DUAL BATTERY HEATING ARRANGEMENT | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156680 | SMOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SMOKING | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18096122 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148274 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069483 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062832 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076683 | VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061680 | ORAL PRODUCT | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060993 | CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991815 | GRINDING AND HEATING DEVICE | November 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055983 | ORAL PRODUCT | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988203 | VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055560 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925591 | HASHISH HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AT AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE | November 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17986749 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH WOVEN FIBER TUBE ATOMIZER | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980719 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL-GENERATING SMOKING DEVICE | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922917 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051854 | Heat-not-Burn Device and Method | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975923 | NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL SYSTEM AND PRE-AEROSOL FORMULATION HOUSING | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970135 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959455 | CIGAR INFUSEMENT | October 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17957038 | CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892855 | PIPE LIGHTER HOLDER AND TOOL | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891513 | COMPACTION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887686 | TOBACCO BEADS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885766 | CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799152 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING ROD-SHAPED PRODUCTS OF THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876604 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE COMPRISING MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815344 | VAPORIZATION MAIN UNIT AND AEROSOL-FORMING DEVICE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870433 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17794451 | HEAT-NOT-BURN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE, PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868910 | VAPOR-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING AN EXTERNAL CARTRIDGE | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17859941 | SMOKING CESSATION DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857856 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17846814 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH REDUCED TOBACCO | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845350 | Metal Oxide-Based Gel Nicotine Compositions | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17844504 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH AIR FLOW DETECTION | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843563 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING ONE OR MORE MICROHEATERS | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834177 | Electronic Cigarette and Atomizing Assembly and Atomizing Element Thereof | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827893 | CANNABIS OIL INJECTOR AND CANNABIS JOINTS MANUFACTURING MACHINE THEREWITH | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780368 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17752706 | ORAL PRODUCT | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779246 | METHOD TO PRODUCE A SHEET OF MATERIAL CONTAINING ALKALOIDS | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17749715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING RODS WITH BEADED SUBSTRATE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749664 | LIQUID AEROSOL FORMULATION OF AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YAARY, ERIC.
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, 25.0% 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 YAARY, ERIC works in Art Unit 1755 and has examined 189 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner YAARY, ERIC's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by YAARY, ERIC receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 YAARY, ERIC is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YAARY, ERIC. This interview benefit is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 42.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 61.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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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