Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BIEGER, VIRGINIA RUTH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

37.9%
Allow Rate
-27.1% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18245178 AEROSOL GENERATOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17792728 SUSCEPTOR FOR A CONSUMABLE USED WITH A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17842246 POUCHED PRODUCT COMPRISING DISSOLVABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17596298 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17425717 ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTION INTO AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18233137 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE TOBACCO PRODUCT AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE TOBACCO STICK Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
17527712 TOBACCO ROD FOR FLAVOR INHALER Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18247787 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH UPSTREAM SECTION, HOLLOW TUBULAR ELEMENT AND MOUTHPIECE ELEMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17781247 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FILTER HAVING NOVEL FILTRATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17779925 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FILTER HAVING NOVEL FILTRATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17601983 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING FILM Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
19176291 HOOKAH MAIN UNIT WITH AUXILIARY ATOMIZING AIRWAY AND ELECTRONIC HOOKAH Non-Final OA Shenzhen Impetus Technology Co., Ltd.
17919633 Method of Operating an Aerosol-Generating Device Final Rejection JT International SA
18971899 DRIVER FOR MIST GENERATOR Final Rejection SHAHEEN INNOVATIONS HOLDING LIMITED
17243074 SMOKING SUBSTITUTE CONSUMABLE Final Rejection Imperial Tobacco Limited
17755228 ATOMIZATION MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18228740 SMOKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Alco Innovations, LLC
18312063 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH INNER LINING Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
17968261 ELECTRICAL CIGARETTE USING MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR Non-Final OA Nanusens SL
17791165 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RECONSTITUTED VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES AND/OR RECONSTITUTED ALKALOID SUBSTANCES AND PLANT IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD Non-Final OA KÖRBER TECHNOLOGIES S.p.A.

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