Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LE, TOBEY CHOU

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.2%
Allow Rate
-35.8% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+55.0%
Interview Lift
1396
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18006647 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18006642 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18003014 DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCLUSION THEREIN Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17758485 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17456358 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17758681 A CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
19176264 Electronic Hookah Non-Final OA Shenzhen Impetus Technology Co., Ltd.
17928549 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED COOLING PERFORMANCE AND FLAVOR PERSISTENCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17917170 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17912991 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY TO HEATER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17798734 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17797982 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17797914 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17909034 Aerosol Generation Device Providing Enhanced Vaping Experience Non-Final OA JT International SA
18105604 CRYSTALLINE COATED HERBAGE HAVING A CONSISTENT CANNABINOID CONCENTRATION Non-Final OA Vapor Oil Technology LLC
17893712 Herbage Having a Reflective Coating Non-Final OA Vapor Oil Technology LLC
18282539 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY MECHANISM, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VAPORIZER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17914772 AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17790729 HEATER AND CIGARETTE DEVICE HAVING SAME Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17823234 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17822218 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE, ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, ATOMIZATION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17857365 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18097537 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN KUKI ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
17864862 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOBACCO PASTE AND RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO, TOBACCO-CONTAINING FILM, AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO Non-Final OA KÖRBER TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A

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