Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.2%
Allow Rate
-36.8% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
1391
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19351657 VAPORIZER DEVICE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yibo Technology, Co., LTD
17997426 AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17785253 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17780232 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF HEATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17780147 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17926671 DRUM CONVEYOR AND METHOD TO ROTATE ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17614947 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17414067 AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE WITH LIGHT HOLLOW SEGMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18009153 TOBACCO ROD, AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS USED THEREWITH Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18008525 SIDESTREAM SMOKE REMOVING DEVICE INCLUDING HEPA FILTER Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17918352 SIDESTREAM SMOKE DEVICE AND CONTROL METOD THEREOF Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17801336 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17595168 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18012304 Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles Final Rejection JT International SA
17901484 Chilled Pouch Material for Nicotine Pouch Final Rejection JT International SA
17725415 Encased Battery Cell of a Vaporizer Device Non-Final OA JUUL Labs, Inc.
18786046 VAPORIZIER DEVICE Final Rejection MMA TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17898911 AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ACTUATABLE IGNITOR CONTACTS AND DUAL-PURPOSE SLIDER ACTUATOR Non-Final OA R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
17697072 SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS Final Rejection Imperial Tobacco Limited
17696368 SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Imperial Tobacco Limited
17695423 SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS Final Rejection Imperial Tobacco Limited
17780791 Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Paper Comprising An Adhesive Strip of Low Grammage Non-Final OA Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
17620637 VAPORIZER DEVICE WITH IMPROVED WICK SATURATION Final Rejection Pax Labs, Inc.
17985741 HEATING ASSEMBLY AND HEATING ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17699438 BAKED ITEM, METHOD FOR PREPARING BAKED ITEM, AND MICROWAVE HEATING METHOD FOR BAKED ITEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17684054 High Strength Wrapping Material Containing Extracted Tobacco Final Rejection Mativ Holdings, Inc.
17776936 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONICAL FILTER BODY Final Rejection VAUEN Adolf Eckert GmbH & Co. KG
17462677 AEROSOL GENERATING PRODUCT Non-Final OA KUNMING CELLULOSE FIBERS CO., LTD.
17351155 VAPORIZER PROFILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VAPORIZER PROFILES Non-Final OA The Green Labs Group Inc.
17057605 COOLING FILTER ROD, APPLICATION THEREOF AND CIGARETTE Non-Final OA CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

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