Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.5%
Allow Rate
-40.5% vs TC avg
98
Total Applications
+5.7%
Interview Lift
1341
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17847676 METHODS AND MACHINES FOR POUCHING SMOKELESS TOBACCO AND TOBACCO SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18705216 A METHOD FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL AND TREATED TOBACCO MATERIAL Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18702513 METHOD OF OPERATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18579695 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING A CLOSURE MEMBER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18249796 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17789890 EXTRACTION APPARATUS WITH SCREW CONVEYORS FOR TOBACCO MATERIAL Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17785861 A FORMULATION FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17440388 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH RESIDUE DETECTOR Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17413784 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A VENTILATED CAVITY Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18579712 AEROSOL PROVISION ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18245569 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17997426 AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17996858 AEROSOLISABLE FORMULATION 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 Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17780232 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF HEATING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18291430 A Cartridge for a Vapour Generating Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18291043 An Induction Heating Assembly for an Aerosol Generating Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18012304 Aerosol-Generating Substrate Comprising Granulated Flavoured Particles Non-Final OA JT International SA
17766092 Aerosol Generation Device Final Rejection JT International S.A.
18092017 HEATING ASSEMBLY, VAPORIZER, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17985741 HEATING ASSEMBLY AND HEATING ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17699438 BAKED ITEM, METHOD FOR PREPARING BAKED ITEM, AND MICROWAVE HEATING METHOD FOR BAKED ITEM Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18033737 NOVEL FLAVORING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCT COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17595168 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17252058 CIGARETTE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18004330 ORAL DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS, IN PARTICULAR FOR LIQUIDS CONTAINING NICOTINE OR CANNABIS Non-Final OA Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
17684054 High Strength Wrapping Material Containing Extracted Tobacco Non-Final OA Mativ Holdings, Inc.
17351155 VAPORIZER PROFILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VAPORIZER PROFILES Non-Final OA The Green Labs Group Inc.

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