Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-36.4% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+57.4%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17987570 ORAL PRODUCTS WITH NICOTINE-POLYMER COMPLEX Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17971954 SHAPED POUCHED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18490633 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18248090 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A LOW-RTD SUBSTRATE AND AN UPSTREAM SECTION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18247966 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A SHREDDED TOBACCO SUBSTRATE AND AN UPSTREAM SECTION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18247492 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A SHREDDED TOBACCO SUBSTRATE AND AN UPSTREAM ELEMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17904801 VENTILATED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH UPSTREAM POROUS SEGMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18158160 CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE IDENTIFICATION RESISTANCE Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18042151 CIGARETTE PAPER FOR CIGAR AND HEATING TYPE SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18011418 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18322259 AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE BASED ON INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
18033304 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18028207 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND INFRARED HEATER Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18008159 VAPOR-GENERATION DEVICE AND SUSCEPTOR FOR VAPOR-GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18339048 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18152999 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18265328 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE WITH LIQUID LEAKAGE PREVENTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HANQINGDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18314265 SMOKING DEVICE WITH CAPSULE IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
18312070 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH TREATED METALLIC FOIL Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18312061 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH NON-UNIFORM METALLIC FOIL Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18307534 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH EMBEDDED HEATING ELEMENT Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18041537 Cartridge Unit for an Electrical Cigarette Non-Final OA Carnault AG
18184195 BIODEGRADABLE WRAPPING FOR CARTRIDGES Final Rejection Freelander Innovations USA, LLC
17910966 METHOD AND PLANT FOR PROCESSING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO Non-Final OA COMAS - COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE SPECIALI - S.P.A.

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