Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DELACRUZ, MADELEINE PAULINA

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

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Madeleine Paulina Delacruz is in Tech Center 1700, Art Unit 1700. She has 64 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 64.1 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1184. This 1184-day pendency is the typical duration for a grant.

The interview lift is 39.6 percent. This 39.6 percent lift is high. The 64.1 percent allowance rate and 1184 days to allowance are also positive metrics.

With 64 resolved cases, Examiner Delacruz's 64.1 percent allowance rate and 39.6 percent interview lift are well-defined. The 1184 days to allowance is the key pendency metric for Art Unit 1700. Practitioners should prioritize the 39.6 percent lift.

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

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-0.9% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19241000 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18578457 AEROSOL GENERATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18286512 ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18262974 NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18261897 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18256774 AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL 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
17753511 AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection 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
18264263 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A TUBULAR ELEMENT Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
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.
17612761 STABLE WRAPPER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17612742 STABLE WRAPPER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17612759 STABLE WRAPPER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18650133 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE STICK Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18565416 SMOKING MATERIAL FOR SMOKING WITH SMOKE OR ORAL SMOKING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18288059 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18286945 AEROSOL GENERATION PRODUCT WITH LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY 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
18487192 WINDOWLESS WINDOW SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND/OR HANDHELD VAPORIZER DEVICES Non-Final OA AIRO Brands, Inc.

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