Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
237
Total Applications
+37.4%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 202 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
81.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18364722 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER WITH TOBACCO PIPE SHAPE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Impetus Technology Co., Ltd.
18018684 ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17727154 ORAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection 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
18273438 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE 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
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.
17905016 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING NOVEL CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17801050 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING BRIDGING ELEMENT WITH BASIS WEIGHT Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17755762 TOBACCO TREATMENT Final Rejection BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) 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
18356154 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF AND VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18461319 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
17800223 FRAME-TYPE HEATING ASSEMBLY, HEATING UNIT, AND ATOMIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
18343343 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection Jiangmen Moore Technology., Ltd

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