Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+40.1%
Interview Lift
1402
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 196 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18043144 FLAVOUR GLYCOSIDE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18015547 An Article for use in an Aerosol Provision System Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17727154 ORAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17596303 MOUTHPIECE AND AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17255960 AN AEROSOL GENERATING COMPONENT FOR A TOBACCO HEATING DEVICE AND A MOUTHPIECE THERFOR Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
16766435 SMOKING ARTICLE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
16603356 ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE WITH VARIABLE POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18267638 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH HOLLOW TUBULAR ELEMENT Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18005735 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH ODOUR INHIBITION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17905740 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17801050 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING BRIDGING ELEMENT WITH BASIS WEIGHT Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18364722 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER WITH TOBACCO PIPE SHAPE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Impetus Technology Co., Ltd.
18564646 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18273438 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18272248 SMOKING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18270778 AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
18024232 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17777517 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17914125 Paper Forming a Cavity Between a Tobacco Rod and a Filter Segment Non-Final OA JT International SA
17755762 TOBACCO TREATMENT Final Rejection BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
17044442 A TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCT COMPONENT AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCT COMPONENT Non-Final OA British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
17930879 AEROSOL DELIVERY COMPONENT Final Rejection Imperial Tobacco Limited
18234192 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESS CONTROL OF AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
17767731 AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIAL Final Rejection RAI Strategic Holdings Inc
18272361 HIGH STRENGTH ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
17800223 FRAME-TYPE HEATING ASSEMBLY, HEATING UNIT, AND ATOMIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
18262146 ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18356154 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF AND VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18344888 VAPORIZATION CORE COMPONENT FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
18461319 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited

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