Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18252732 CAP FOR SIMULATED SMOKING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18245291 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17757494 Article for use in an aerosol provision system Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17756516 METHOD OF MAKING AN AMORPHOUS SOLID USING A STENCIL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17438183 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17438062 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18257779 HEATER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17787784 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING A VENTILATION CHAMBER Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17783590 COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE COMPRISING AN IGNITION AID AND A BINDING AGENT Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17488935 SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED EXTINGUISHMENT Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
19026998 ELECTRONIC HOOKAH SMOKING MATERIAL LOADING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC HOOKAH Non-Final OA Shenzhen Impetus Technology Co., Ltd.
18287414 SMOKING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17793239 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING A SEALING MEMBER Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17787863 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17767198 CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW, FILTER INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FILTER Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17294495 AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17910231 Aerosol Generating System Non-Final OA JT International SA
17802753 Capsule and Seals for an Electronic Cigarette Non-Final OA JT International SA
17786241 An Electrically Operated Smoking Device Including an Optical Projection System for Identifying Smoking Articles Comprising an Indicium Non-Final OA JT International SA
17769950 An Aerosol-Generating Article in Form of a Disposable Shaped Cartridge Comprising a Foamed Aerosol-Generating Material Non-Final OA JT International SA
17801122 METHODS FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL, APPARATUS FOR TREATING TOBACCO MATERIAL, TREATED TOBACCO MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
17438516 HEATER AND LOW-TEMPERATURE BAKING SMOKING SET Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18031109 A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR VAPORISING A VOLATILE MATERIAL Non-Final OA INFLOWVENT LTD.
17573151 ATOMIZATION CORE Final Rejection Shanghai QV Technologies Co., Ltd.

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