Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

19.1%
Allow Rate
-45.9% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
1206
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0.6%
§102 Novelty
98.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17906737 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17906172 AEROSOL GENERATING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17823221 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17629921 AEROSOL GENERATION Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17593140 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18276707 SMOKING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17799885 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17791469 ULTRASONIC-BASED AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18233211 HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO PRODUCT AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TOBACCO STICK Final Rejection JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18035230 Aerosol Generation Device, Associated Assembly and Controlling Method Non-Final OA JT International SA
17776487 Crumbed Tobacco Substrate Final Rejection JT International SA
18029810 PUFFING SESSION END NOTIFICATION Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18245357 AN INDUCTIVELY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM PROVIDING EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT HEATING OF A PLANAR SUSCEPTOR ELEMENT Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17760614 HOLLOW AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH TUBULAR SUBSTRATE LAYERS Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17635255 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND AN INTERFACE ELEMENT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17615953 NICOTINE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MAKING AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLES COMPRISING SUCH Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17615680 METHOD OF PRODUCING A BLENDED LIQUID TOBACCO EXTRACT FROM TWO OR MORE TOBACCOS Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18226557 Cartridges for Vaporizer Devices Final Rejection JUUL Labs, Inc.
17880807 ATOMIZING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
17423797 TOBACCO CONSTITUENT RELEASING COMPONENTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE COMPONENTS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
18274992 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17844102 Aerosol generating device Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
18283814 LIQUID STORAGE ELEMENT, WICKING ELEMENT, COOLING ELEMENT, CONDENSATE ABSORBING ELEMENT, AND SUPPORTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG MAIBO POLYMER MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18319328 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER Non-Final OA Hainan Moore Brothers Technology Co., Ltd.
18221104 MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HEATING ELEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA SmokerStore GmbH
18205589 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VAPORIZATION OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS Non-Final OA 9FD, LLC
17914774 ARECA NUT-FLAVORED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN LCYBETEL BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17616659 HEATING MODULE AND SMOKING DEVICE Final Rejection HUIZHOU PEGASUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17531121 DEGRADABLE CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW BAND COMPRISING A FILLER Final Rejection ACETATE INTERNATIONAL LLC

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