Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-13.1% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+40.5%
Interview Lift
1186
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19269783 VAPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Singular X, Inc.
17997671 AEROSOL GENERATION Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17907345 CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17754911 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18547534 DIELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH SEGMENTED HEATER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18546689 HEATER ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEATER ELEMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18253134 INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH THERMALLY DEFORMABLE SUSCEPTOR Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18247668 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH TUBULAR ELEMENT AND VENTILATION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18000169 NON-TOBACCO ORAL NICOTINE POUCH COMPOSITION Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17312105 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SHEET OF A MATERIAL CONTAINING ALKALOIDS Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18563136 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18278926 SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED TOBACCO FLAVOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18035652 SMOKING ARTICLE WITH REDUCED TOBACCO SMELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18008833 AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS INCLUDING FLAVORED CARTRIDGE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17925681 LASER-BASED AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND HEATING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18030377 Aerosol Generation Device with Sleeve Cover Non-Final OA JT International SA
17948979 IGNITER APPARATUS FOR A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
17907108 CARTRIDGE WITH NICOTINE Final Rejection McNeil AB
17918126 AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS AND SUSCEPTOR Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17911145 ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17793396 SMOKING SET Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17275127 CIGARETTE FILTER CONTAINING NATURAL PLANT MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CIGARETTE INCLUDING THE FILTER Final Rejection KT & G Corporation
18290206 EXTRUDED HASHISH PRODUCT AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA HEXO OPERATIONS INC.
17842198 VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF Final Rejection Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
17912377 Wrapper Paper for Smoking Articles, with Improved Ash Formation Non-Final OA DELFORTGROUP AG
18225697 DIRECT-FEEDING LIQUID-PASSING HEAT-GENERATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE, ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN AEROSOL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CO., LTD.
18112829 ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING ARTICLE Final Rejection EM-TECH Co., Ltd.
18143291 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR VAPORIZER Final Rejection Vuber Technologies,LLC
18140156 PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR A PORTABLE VAPORIZING DEVICE Final Rejection CS&CM Solutions
18130544 Eco-Friendly Personal Exhalant Filter Final Rejection Philter Labs Incorporated

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