Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: EFTA, ALEX B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1791

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1095
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 748 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
91.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18260209 AN ASSEMBLY FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18254510 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18248318 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17754941 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18284730 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
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
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
18478550 HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND HEAT-NOT-BURN FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18029774 TAPE APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USING TAPE APPLICATOR Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
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.
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.
18037403 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17927524 VAPOR GENERATION DEVICE, SUSCEPTOR, AND PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18357072 CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, CERAMIC HEATING BODY, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18461260 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
18241533 CARTRIDGE PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Next Level Ventures LLC
17424918 Gel Aerosol-Forming Substrate Cartridge that Can be inserted into Electrically Heated Smoking Article, Electrically Heated Smoking Article Including the Same, and Aerosol Generating Device and System Therefor Non-Final OA INNO-IT CO., LTD.
16622994 BEVERAGE AND VAPOR DISPENSER Final Rejection TAFÉE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

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