Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LE, TOBEY CHOU

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1731 1747 1755

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Tobey Chou Le, operating in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1700, has an allowance rate of 27.8% across 36 resolved cases. While this allowance rate is 27.8%, the data reveals a significant interview lift of 51.9%. This 51.9% lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a much higher probability of success compared to the baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider this a key tactical option.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1221. This 1221-day period defines the typical length of successful prosecution in this art unit. With 36 resolved cases, the examiner's profile highlights a specific trend where the 51.9% interview lift can be used to overcome the 27.8% allowance rate. Direct communication appears to be a primary driver for moving applications toward a grant within the 1221-day median timeframe.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

27.8%
Allow Rate
-37.2% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+51.9%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18699528 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE COMPRISING A WARMING ELEMENT Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18693329 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18420496 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18290717 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18003014 DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCLUSION THEREIN Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17456358 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17309282 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18286015 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A WRAPPER WITH AN OVERLAPPING REGION Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17998167 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH INDUCTION COIL WITH MOVABLE THIRD CONTACT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17905746 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING AN AIR INGRESS ZONE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17904883 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING NOVEL SUBSTRATE AND UPSTREAM ELEMENT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17786514 AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE WITH NITROGEN-CONTAINING NUCLEOPHILIC COMPOUND Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18493248 NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION ARTICLE AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18062319 DISPLAY DEVICE, INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18693813 Aerosol Generating Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18567894 FLAVORED SHEET WITH IMPROVED SURFACE ROUGHNESS, SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18567901 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE FOR DETECTING USER'S INHALATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18017014 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18351441 VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY, VAPORIZER, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18294163 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17914772 AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18004528 E-LIQUID FILLING STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY AND E-LIQUID INJECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18415417 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FRICTIONLESS COMPACTION OF SMOKABLE PRODUCTS Final Rejection SAD IP Holdings, LLC

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