USPTO Art Unit 1755 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19234643ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZING ELEMENT THEREOFJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19177013ELECTRONIC VAPORISER SYSTEMApril 2025February 2026Allow1030NoNo
19102289Aerosol Device and Method for Moving ConsumableFebruary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19040156ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING MODULE AND DEVICEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow511YesNo
19038576ATOMIZING MODULES, POWER SUPPLY MODULES, AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICESJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1120YesNo
19026893ATOMIZER POT AND ELECTRONIC HOOKAHJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710NoNo
19030214Heat-not-Burn Device and MethodJanuary 2025August 2025Allow720NoNo
19000293ALL GLASS BUCKET VAPORIZERDecember 2024April 2025Allow410YesNo
18979711ELECTRONIC ATOMIZERDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18849639POUCHED PRODUCT FOR ORAL USESeptember 2024July 2025Allow910YesNo
18776251SMOKING DEVICE CARTRIDGEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1321NoNo
18741414UNIVERSAL WATER PIPE ADAPTERJune 2024March 2025Allow920NoNo
18677772CIGARETTE DEVICEMay 2024March 2026Allow2131NoNo
18612351MOUTHPIECE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ATOMIZATION DEVICEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18421566CIGARETTE FILLING PACKED BODY AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTRIDGEJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18403311Mouthpiece Assembly for an Inhalation Device including a Replaceable Substrate Component, and a Replaceable Substrate Component thereforJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2621NoNo
18527776ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLEDecember 2023November 2025Allow2320NoNo
18513165CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18289485AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICENovember 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18288892AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICEOctober 2023March 2026Allow2800NoNo
18385279DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING SMOKING DATAOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18488332ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLEOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18484608PIPE AND CARTRIDGE FOR A SMOKABLE MEDIAOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18475952Electronic Cigarette Cartridge HolderSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon1940NoNo
18369894ORAL PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED BINDING OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2720NoNo
18464793E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18464821E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZERSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2930NoNo
18464774E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18464807E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18244204PRE-ROLL CONE FOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USINGSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18461881NON-NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18455246APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING TOBACCO MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODAugust 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18235323ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING THE SAMEAugust 2023July 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18233408A WEB OF TIPPING PAPERAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18276909STRUCTURED FILTER MATERIAL FOR NICOTINE DELIVERY PRODUCTSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18448257CUSTOMIZABLE DEVICES FOR MULTIPLE CONSUMABLESAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18231036ULTRASONIC ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZERAugust 2023June 2025Allow2220YesNo
18363213MEDIUM DPF AND TOTAL DENIER CELLULOSE ACETATE TOWAugust 2023January 2026Abandon3020NoNo
18274319Heating Apparatus for an Aerosol Generating DeviceJuly 2023January 2026Allow3000NoNo
18359257CAPSULES INCLUDING INTERNAL FILTERS, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOLJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18356437ELECTRONIC CIGARETTEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18223314A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE INCLUDING A REMOVEABLE INSERT FOR ROLLED SMOKING ARTICLEJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910YesNo
18354290ULTRA-LOW NICOTINE SMOKING ARTICLEJuly 2023July 2025Allow2450YesYes
18349896VAPORIZATION CONTROL METHOD AND VAPORIZATION DEVICEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18218961CIGARETTE ROLLERJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18342173SMOKING ARTICLEJune 2023September 2025Allow2711NoNo
18258240AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INDUCTIVE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18209282DISABLING CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICEJune 2023March 2025Allow2120YesNo
18265330ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH ADJUSTABLE AIRFLOW SUCTION RESISTANCEJune 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18329007FIBER-WRAPPED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTJune 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18255236CARTRIDGE OF A STICK-SHAPED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FOR USE WITH AN INDUCTIVELY HEATING AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18203082Polysaccharide-Based Tobacco Gel CompositionsMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18322736HOOKAH BOWL ASSEMBLYMay 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18200706CUTTING AND ARRANGING RODS FOR TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCTSMay 2023March 2026Allow3431YesNo
18320471APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIALMay 2023March 2025Allow2220NoNo
18252801ATOMIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH SAMEMay 2023February 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18036353ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY WRAPPING-FREE HEAT-NOT-BURN NAKED TOBACCO PRODUCTMay 2023March 2026Allow3420NoNo
18315052SMOKING DEVICE WITH FLATTENING ELECTRODESMay 2023March 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18314316SMOKING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SENSORSMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18314325SMOKING DEVICE WITH FLATTENING FUNCTIONMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18312208NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICEMay 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18251092AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2023February 2026Allow3420NoNo
18140749USE OF MONOLITHIC WIRELESS TRANSMITTER WITH SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTER TO DESIGN HEATER FOR E-CIGARETTEApril 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18308170SMOKING CAPSULE WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACTApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18033486Aerosol Generation Device Power SystemApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18137208MULTI-PORTION VAPING DEVICEApril 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18032970INSPECTION DEVICE FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF ROD-SHAPED ARTICLESApril 2023October 2025Allow3000NoNo
18032449A Vapour Generating SystemApril 2023November 2025Allow3100NoNo
18136197ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZATION COREApril 2023November 2025Allow3120NoNo
18135713ELECTRONIC CIGARETTEApril 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18301775ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE HAVING A VAPOR-ENHANCING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18031196A Smoking Article with a Heated Segment Comprising a Tobacco ProductApril 2023December 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18030881Vaporizer, Consumable Container Therefore, Vaporizer System Thereof and Method of Obtaining Information About a Consumable ContainerApril 2023December 2025Abandon3201NoNo
18030483ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE WITH PRE-HEATERApril 2023January 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18247780AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH UPSTREAM SECTION, HOLLOW TUBULAR ELEMENT AND VENTILATIONApril 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18247804AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH VENTILATIONApril 2023January 2026Allow3320NoNo
18125706VAPING DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED LUMENSMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18026981An Aerosol Generating ArticleMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18026507An Aerosol Generating System and a Liquid Substance Storing Container for Such an Aerosol Generating SystemMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18184584VAPING DEVICEMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18026485A HEATING ELEMENT HAVING INCREASED RESISTANCEMarch 2023September 2025Allow3001NoNo
18026225AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICEMarch 2023March 2026Allow3611NoNo
18245224A METHOD OF PROCESSING TOBACCO FINES INTO A NON-CONTINUOUS TOBACCO MATERIALMarch 2023March 2026Allow3611NoNo
18182000ATOMIZER, ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE, AND LIQUID GUIDE MECHANISMMarch 2023January 2026Allow3401NoNo
18025539Liquid-Tight Refillable Cartridge for an Electronic Smoking DeviceMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3401NoNo
18025284An Aerosol Generating ArticleMarch 2023November 2025Allow3201NoNo
18025294An Aerosol Generating ArticleMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18044563Nicotine-Free Formulations, Devices and Methods Thereof for Cessation of Smoking or Nicotine ReplacementMarch 2023March 2026Allow3611NoNo
18025297Heater Device ComponentMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18025089AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING REAL-TIME CLOCK AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18024891An Aerosol Generating ArticleMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18024441METHOD AND PLANT FOR TREATING TOBACCO LEAVESMarch 2023November 2025Allow3301NoNo
18024167HYGIENE MOUTHPIECE ELEMENT, HANDLE MOUTHPIECE ELEMENT, TUBE DEVICE FOR WATER PIPES AND WATER PIPEMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3301NoNo
18114574Electrically Heated Smoking ArticleFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18174874VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3421NoNo
18174262ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3520NoNo
18022567An Easy to Fill and Easy to Assemble Aerosolization Module for an Aerosol Generating SystemFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3601NoNo
18109994SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ROSIN AND OTHER VISCOUS MATERIALSFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3101YesNo
18041583AEROSOL GENERATIONFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3520NoNo
18020550Aerosol Generating Device with a Sealed Chamber for Accommodating a BatteryFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1755.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
101
Examiner Affirmed
74
(73.3%)
Examiner Reversed
27
(26.7%)
Reversal Percentile
20.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.7% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
460
Allowed After Appeal Filing
141
(30.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
319
(69.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.5%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 30.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 1755 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1755 is part of Group 1750 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 8,440 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1755's allowance rate of 68.7% places it in the 29% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1755 receive an average of 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 34% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 76% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

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