Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
0%
§102 Novelty
78.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19269783 VAPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Singular X, Inc.
18547008 APPARATUS FOR A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE 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
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
18001003 SIDESTREAM SMOKE REMOVING DEVICE INCLUDING PLASMA ION FILTER Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18547534 DIELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH SEGMENTED HEATER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18251109 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE COMPRISING AN OPENING Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18000169 NON-TOBACCO ORAL NICOTINE POUCH COMPOSITION Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
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
17275127 CIGARETTE FILTER CONTAINING NATURAL PLANT MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CIGARETTE INCLUDING THE FILTER Non-Final OA KT & G Corporation
17911145 ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17842198 VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF Non-Final OA 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.
18130544 Eco-Friendly Personal Exhalant Filter Final Rejection Philter Labs Incorporated
17928857 FOAM INHALATION DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Splash tm GmbH
17917380 STABLE-FOAM INHALATION DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Splash TM GmbH

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