Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EFTA, ALEX B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1791

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.0%
Allow Rate
-6.0% vs TC avg
798
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18532646 SHAPING METHOD AND SHAPING POWDER MATERIAL Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18467873 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18550605 A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18550613 A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18254510 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18248300 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18248318 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18248305 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE HEATING SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18003022 USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18002938 USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17780118 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17754941 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17250529 DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN INHALABLE MEDIUM, ITS USE TO PROVIDE SUSTAINED NICOTINE DELIVERY, CARTRIDGE AND TOBACCO COMPOSITION POD SUITABLE FOR USE THEREIN Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18029774 TAPE APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USING TAPE APPLICATOR Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18478550 HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18266685 AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18003015 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK OF PROGRESS THROUGH A USAGE SESSION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18736680 ADHESIVE FREE TOBACCO PRODUCT TIP ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18209008 BONDING DEVICE AND BONDING METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18284818 CARTRIDGE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18284733 CARTRIDGE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18284730 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18283139 TOBACCO MATERIAL COMPRISING FLAVOR MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18279511 TOBACCO MATERIAL COMPRISING NATURAL FLAVOR MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17801584 Aerosol Generation Device Final Rejection JT International SA
18161244 Mass Output Controlled Vaporizer Non-Final OA JUUL Labs, Inc.
18774382 PROTECTIVE MATERIAL APPLICATOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Superior Communications, Inc.
18548533 LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR INHALATION FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Non-Final OA APE8 S.R.L.
18467737 CIGARETTE ADDITIVE, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Changde Jizhi Biological Technology Co., Ltd
18037403 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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