Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18736643 | COMMON HOUSING FOR A PLURALITY OF TERMINAL PIN CONNECTORS FOR USE IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18376687 | High-Voltage Electrical Insulation For Use In Active Implantable Medical Devices Circuit Board Connectors | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329693 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEM | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18299163 | AEROSOL SOURCE FOR A VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEM | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081961 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSORY PLATFORM INTERCONNECTION | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990840 | CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862868 | PACKAGE BOARD, ANTENNA PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17736707 | Vaporizer Device With More Than One Heating Element | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761104 | QUICK-LOCKING PISTON-TYPE FLOATING POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578665 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DOWNSTREAM FLAVOR CARTRIDGE | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597632 | PLUG-IN MODULE FOR A RAIL-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND RAIL-MOUNTED DEVICE | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17561048 | Removable Terminal Pin Connector For An Active Electronics Circuit Board For Use In An Implantable Medical Device | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17556505 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SEALING ARRANGEMENT | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545796 | DATA PROCESSOR CARTRIDGE | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17544335 | ELASTIC PLUG-IN JAW STRUCTURE FOR TAP-OFF UNIT AND PLUG-IN STRUCTURE FOR BUSBAR TRUNKING SYSTEM | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17516642 | ATOMIZER | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496845 | CONNECTOR PROTECTIVE KAP | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17470670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSORY PLATFORM INTERCONNECTION | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459265 | METHOD OF MAKING VAPOR-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING RETENTION MEDIUM AND FRANGIBLE CAPSULE | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17372357 | VAPORIZER INCLUDING POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTIVITY HEATER | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17359863 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17239855 | AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH SELF-ACTIVATED ELECTRIC HEATER | April 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17212310 | METHOD OF MAKING E-VAPING DEVICE WITH EJECTORS TO EJECT DROPLETS | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17206960 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186978 | Aerosol Delivery Device, and Associated Apparatus and Method of Formation Thereof | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17252514 | Water Pipe with Accurate Fit for a Capsule | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17117614 | FULL GLASS ATOMIZER | December 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102719 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031417 | REFILLABLE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17024027 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990455 | PLUG CONNECTION DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PLUG CONNECTOR | August 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16940977 | ANEMOMETRIC-ASSISTED CONTROL OF A VAPORIZER | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16908532 | LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE AND EMISSIONS FILTERING DEVICE | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16897243 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | June 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16889043 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE PUMP FLOW RATE | June 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16875355 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPENSING LIQUID AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE WITH PUMPED AIR | May 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16853131 | VAPORIZER FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH VAPORIZING METHOD | April 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16820553 | LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE AND EMISSIONS FILTERING DEVICE | March 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16802724 | SHIELD TERMINAL AND SHIELD CONNECTOR | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802786 | CONNECTOR | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16801974 | MINI-SCALE COAXIAL CONNECTOR | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16786309 | SMOKING ARTICLE FOR IDENTIFYING AN ATTRIBUTE OF AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ELEMENT FOR ADAPTIVE POWER OUTPUT AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD | February 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16782936 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE | February 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16734573 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | January 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16727412 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR | December 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16621286 | HIGH VOLTAGE WET-MATE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | December 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16709910 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR | December 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16680293 | LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE AND EMISSIONS FILTERING DEVICE | November 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16662631 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICE | October 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16660268 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16658739 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | October 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16658277 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS TO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | October 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16593894 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | October 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16583253 | HANDHELD VAPORIZING DEVICE WITH ROTATING LIQUID HOUSING CHAMBER | September 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16582852 | TRANSCEIVER COOLING | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16579087 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING A HEAT-CONDUCTING ELEMENT AND A SURFACE TREATMENT | September 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16578699 | ANTI-THEFT BRACKET | September 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16493798 | A MOUTHPIECE AND HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR AN INHALATION DEVICE | September 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16492940 | POWER CONNECTOR | September 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16564203 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | September 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16555441 | CABLE MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND ENDOSCOPE | August 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16543903 | SECURING A MEMORY CARD | August 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16518665 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL HEATER TO LIMIT TEMPERATURE ACCORDING TO DESIRED TEMPERATURE PROFILE OVER TIME | July 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16513451 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER | July 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16502260 | AEROSOL-COOLING ELEMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING A SMOKABLE MATERIAL | July 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16459368 | ELECTRICAL PLUG FOR A SAFETY GROUNDED TREE | July 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16470550 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | June 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16438650 | CABLE STRUCTURE, MOUNT MODULE, AND ENDOSCOPE | June 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16436064 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | June 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401755 | REFILLABLE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD | May 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16396766 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT | April 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16395949 | E-VAPING DEVICE WITH VAPORIZING HEATER AND EJECTOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE E-VAPING DEVICE | April 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16389851 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER WITH AUTOMATED THERMAL PROFILE CONTROL | April 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373073 | CONNECTING ELEMENT | April 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16373170 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICE | April 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16337199 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM WITH AN ADDITIONAL LEAF SPRING | March 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16299901 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR CIRCULAR CONNECTOR | March 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16286403 | SAFETY GROUNDED TREE EXTERNAL WIRING | February 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16278671 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | February 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16322084 | CONNECTOR | January 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16257881 | LOW EMISSIONS ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE AND EMISSIONS FILTERING DEVICE | January 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16256890 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND A RELATED METHOD | January 2019 | April 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16248796 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH PROTECTIVE GUIDING OUTER HOUSING | January 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16244392 | CHARGING PLUG FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | January 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16243871 | Electronic Vapour Inhalers | January 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16239437 | DABBING TOOL CONFIGURED FOR RELEASABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH A HEATED NAIL | January 2019 | March 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16231372 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING TWO TERMINAL MODULE UNITS OF SAME STRUCTURE | December 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16213807 | CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH MULTIPLE OUTPUT MODES AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | December 2018 | March 2019 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16209481 | CONNECTOR AND DOCKING STRUCTURE BETWEEN VEHICLE BODY AND BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME | December 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16188518 | CABLE CONNECTOR | November 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16184941 | PLUG CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INSULATIVE MEMBER | November 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16182939 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN VEHICLE | November 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16183313 | ATOMIZING HEAD, ATOMIZING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | November 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096388 | MOUNTING METAL FITTING, CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION SYSTEM | October 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16159570 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING CONTACTS PLATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS | October 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16154285 | CABLE CONNECTOR | October 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16091650 | PATCHBOARD | October 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16150719 | POWER SOCKET | October 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16148117 | HOUSING DEVICE WITH SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT | October 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16087753 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR EQUIPPED WITH SIGNAL TERMINAL AND GROUND TERMINAL, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE USING THEREOF | September 2018 | March 2019 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HARVEY, JAMES R.
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, 10.0% 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 HARVEY, JAMES R works in Art Unit 2833 and has examined 1,106 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner HARVEY, JAMES R's allowance rate of 88.1% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HARVEY, JAMES R receive 0.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HARVEY, JAMES R is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 94% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HARVEY, JAMES R. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 95% 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 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% 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, 29.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 21% 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 7.5% of allowed cases (in the 93% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 10.9% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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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