Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KESSIE, JENNIFER A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-0.5% vs TC avg
389
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 321 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17479260 HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES WITH CAPSULE AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17622592 CARBONATED LIQUID NICOTINE FORMULATION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18522895 FLAVOR MOLDED BODY FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALERS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING TYPE FLAVOR INHALER Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18493825 AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18233105 HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCT AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO STICK Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18062513 INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18571474 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18564290 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading LImited
18502158 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18259178 AN ARTICLE FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18257370 CASE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18043935 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18043938 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18042851 AEROSOL GENERATION Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17835816 LIQUID ORAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17780374 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17756497 AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17655346 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17596296 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17471044 ALGINATE-BASED SUBSTRATES Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
16706974 LIPID-CONTAINING ORAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18580793 Inhalation Device with at Least One Liquid Jet Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18559885 Aerosol Generation Device and Set Non-Final OA JT International SA
18287961 Aerosol Generation Device Providing Puff Information Final Rejection JT International SA
18270992 Battery Level Indication for an Aeorosol Generating Device Final Rejection JT International SA
18647017 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING ROD, AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE AEROSOL GENERATING ROD MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18629210 AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY, CARTRIDGE, AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18567062 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18565947 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING TEMPERATURE SENSOR Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18563144 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND MEDIUM RECEIVING ROD Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION

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