Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FELTON, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1755 1791

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
527
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1733
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 486 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17525815 COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NICOTINE AEROSOL DELIVERY Non-Final OA NJOY, LLC
18002949 USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17633022 HYBRID AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17051490 VAPORIZABLE FORMULATION Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18550800 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING COVER ELEMENT WITH CAVITY Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17865135 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17419528 LIQUID NICOTINE FORMULATION Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17419468 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING ROD COMPRISING TOBACCO MATERIAL WITH FORMED FLUID PASSAGEWAYS Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18180319 CIGARETTE WRAPPER WITH NOVEL PATTERN Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17794642 HYBRID HNB AND E-CIG DEVICE Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
17740460 METHOD AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17706930 VAPORIZER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17537899 INKS, COATINGS AND ADHESIVES AS CARRIERS FOR TAGGANTS FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION AND COMPONENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18279252 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17761028 Display Bar Graph and Adaptive Control Final Rejection JT International SA
17577105 IMMOBILIZED ADDITIVE INSERTS Non-Final OA Philip Morris USA Inc.
17551745 COLLOIDAL PLANT POWDER/EXTRACT ENCAPSULATION WITH PECTIN-PROTEIN COACERVATE GELS Non-Final OA Philip Morris USA Inc.
18195320 VAPORIZER APPARATUS Non-Final OA JUUL Labs, Inc.
18152916 METHOD OF EXTRACTING VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM TOBACCO MATERIAL Non-Final OA BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
17173687 FLAVOURING COMPONENT, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLAVOURING COMPONENT Non-Final OA British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
18473007 MARKED CELLULOSE ACETATE FIBRES, MANUFACTURING METHODS AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING SUCH FIBRES Non-Final OA Rhodia Acetow GmbH
18476305 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE VAPORIZATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
17981147 ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE WITH SELF-HEATING COMPENSATION Final Rejection Fontem Ventures B.V.
17424016 AN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT COMPRISING A PH ADJUSTING AGENT Non-Final OA Swedish Match North Europe AB
17632439 SMOKING DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE BREAKABLE FLAVOURING CAPSULE Final Rejection BIO-ON S.P.A.

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