Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19023933 | VAPORIZER PODS | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18852533 | AN EXTENDED NIP PRESS APPARATUS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18899887 | VAPING SYSTEM | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895963 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A MICELLIZED LIQUID FORMULA TO AN INDIVIDUAL | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18821803 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798455 | CIGAR HOLDER | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18779732 | VAPORIZER CARTRIDGE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779689 | VAPORIZER CARTRIDGE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779713 | VAPORIZER CARTRIDGE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18732670 | INTELLIGENT TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED HOOKAH SET | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18669647 | CASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CAST SHEET OF A MATERIAL CONTAINING ALKALOIDS | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662163 | PRE-ROLL OIL INFUSION APPARATUS | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639546 | AEROSOL PRESSURIZED DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18616622 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE AND AEROSOL INHALATION DEVICE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606395 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601588 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL HEATER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18597492 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588537 | RECEPTACLE SECTION | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444986 | SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444803 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING STEMS IN A CIGARETTE MAKING PROCESS AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING THE STEMS | February 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427573 | DOUBLE SIDED ASHTRAY | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422616 | HOT WIRE ANEMOMETER AIR FLOW MEASUREMENT, PUFF DETECTION AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TRACKING | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418738 | HOT WIRE ANEMOMETER AIR FLOW MEASUREMENT, PUFF DETECTION AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TRACKING | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413950 | INDUCTIVELY HEATABLE TOBACCO PRODUCT | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411727 | METHOD OF MAKING CIRCUIT WITH BYPASS LINE THAT BYPASSES INTERNAL CIRCUITRY | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403433 | NICOTINE CONTAINING SHEET | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395624 | SMOKING DEVICE CARTRIDGE AND SUPPORT MEMBER | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395106 | CIGARETTES AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION | December 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545700 | NICOTINE AND BINDER CONTAINING SHEET | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543202 | HEAT CONDUCTING SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511113 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 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 |
| 18501513 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNWANTED OBJECTS FROM CUT TOBACCO IN A CUT TOBACCO PRODUCTION LINE | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496484 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH HEAT TRANSFER COMPONENT | October 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383571 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID REPLENISHMENT TANK | October 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381340 | AEROSOL FORMER FOR BIODEGRADABLE HEAT-NOT-BURN AND E-CIGARETTES WITH RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18486966 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377571 | SMOKING PIPE | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475660 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE WHICH PROCESSES PRODUCTS IN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474978 | SPLIT AIRFLOW SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING AN AIRFLOW INSIDE AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18469365 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448763 | COMPACT CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING MACHINE | August 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447696 | NICOTINE AND CELLULOSE CONTAINING SHEET | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228801 | WATER SMOKING PIPE DEVICE AND KIT | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363638 | PRE-ROLL OIL INFUSION APPARATUS | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355037 | Cocoa Wrapper For Smoking Articles | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349341 | CIGAR HOLDERS | July 2023 | March 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18348786 | AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLY | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CRIMPED WEB | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18344279 | CONTROLLED RELEASE MENTHOLATED TOBACCO BEADS | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18339221 | QUICK CONNECT ADAPTER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER HAVING A CERAMIC HEATING ELEMENT HAVING A QUICK CONNECT ADAPTER | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210596 | Personal Smoking Device and Kit | June 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330597 | FLAVOR CARRIERS FOR ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205137 | Hookah Head | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203879 | HOOKAH DEVICE | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325250 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE HAVING HEATER | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324399 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322839 | SELF-IGNITING CAP FOR A PIPE | May 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322011 | GAMMA CYCLODEXTRIN FLAVORING-RELEASE ADDITIVES | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF BULK SMOKABLE CONES | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18197686 | PRESSURIZED SUBLINGUAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | May 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18141391 | Cigarette Loading Machines And Method Therefore | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18137410 | SMOKABLE INSERT SYSTEM INCLUDING FLAVOR RELEASING MECHANISM HELD BY A LOWER PARTITION | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303970 | CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH LEAK PREVENTION | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303006 | Method and Apparatus for a Smoking Shell With a Reinforcing Tip Having a visible V-shaped blocking Element | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18302435 | FILTER HAVING A SHAPED RIM STRUCTURE AND A FLAVOR CAPSULE | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18301804 | FLAVOR ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING NONVAPORIZED FLAVOR TO ELECTRONIC VAPORIZERS AND E-CIGARETTES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18300992 | AEROSOL PRESSURIZED INHALATION DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18299359 | Devices for Vaporization of a Substance | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295668 | FLAVOR DELIVERY ARTICLE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129643 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190249 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18189787 | AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE AND AEROSOL-DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125096 | PIPE SNUFFER AND METHOD | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124249 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026670 | Method for Manufacturing Aerosol Generating Articles | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026536 | Method for Manufacturing Aerosol Generating Articles | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182466 | METHOD OF MAKING HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST ONE CHANNEL DEFINED WITHIN FIRST HOUSING | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044875 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPLICING TWO SHEETS OF MATERIAL CONTAINING ALKALOIDS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025293 | Method for Manufacturing Aerosol Generating Articles | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178850 | SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175089 | AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18173712 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18173715 | LEAK-RESISTANT VAPORIZER DEVICE | February 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18040162 | Aerosol Generating Device | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099251 | CUT-STEM SEPARATING AND BAFFLING APPARATUS AND PRIMARY AIR SEPARATION APPARATUS | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017028 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004217 | ORIENTATING A TOBACCO PRODUCT | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013992 | ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZING DEVICE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067729 | Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010111 | REINFORCED HEAT SOURCE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064477 | ORAL POUCH PRODUCT HAVING SOFT EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1747.
With a 21.1% 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, 23.3% 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.
Art Unit 1747 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 8,424 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 58.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Art Unit 1747's allowance rate of 58.2% places it in the 12% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.
Applications in Art Unit 1747 receive an average of 2.28 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 83% percentile). The median prosecution time is 38 months (in the 10% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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