Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Madeleine Paulina Delacruz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1747 1748 1755 1798

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1700 and art unit 1700. The record includes 65 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 63.1%. The median time to allowance is 1183 days. Interview lift is 40.7%, associating interviews with a substantial allowance effect in the reported data.

The principal companies are Nicoventures Trading Limited, KT&G Corporation, and Philip Morris International Inc. The leading firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - BAT, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. Because the case base is limited, practitioners should combine this directional profile with application-specific prosecution analysis.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
109
Total Applications
+40.7%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 65 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
56.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19241000 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18578457 AEROSOL GENERATING COMPOSITION Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18286512 ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18261897 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18251953 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18040695 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17998121 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17907527 AEROSOL GENERATING COMPONENT COMPRISING A CAPILLARY STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17780393 AEROSOL GENERATION Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17438230 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17290411 AEROSOLIZABLE FORMULATION Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17173799 LAYERED FLEECE FOR POUCHED PRODUCT Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18743548 ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18247771 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH LOW DENSITY SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18247765 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH LOW RESISTANCE TO DRAW AND IMPROVED FLAVOUR DELIVERY Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17904758 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH DUAL HOLLOW TUBULAR SEGMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18721279 LYOCELL MATERIAL, SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER, SMOKING ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18698284 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18577819 CIGARETTE FILTER AND CIGARETTE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18288059 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18008800 AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS HAVING A TEMPERATURE CONTROL BUTTON OF HEATER AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE USED THEREWITH Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18598395 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18328276 HEATING ELEMENT, VAPORIZER, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18650133 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE STICK Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18481780 COOLANT FOR HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO, HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO, AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Madeleine Paulina Delacruz's allowance rate?

63.1% of resolved applications examined by Madeleine Paulina Delacruz were allowed (65 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Madeleine Paulina Delacruz?

This examiner's interview lift is +40.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Madeleine Paulina Delacruz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Madeleine Paulina Delacruz took 1,183 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Madeleine Paulina Delacruz work in?

Madeleine Paulina Delacruz examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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