Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18249598 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18248326 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18040701 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN INHALABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18159315 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17998695 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH COMBUSTION PREVENTING WRAPPER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17998764 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A FLAME-RETARDANT Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17998696 MODIFIED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH FLAME RETARDANT WRAPPER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17947372 CAPSULE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18034923 AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
17927594 NICOTINE INHALER WITH FIRST AND SECOND LIQUID STORAGE PARTS Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18017020 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18254323 WICK Non-Final OA MCNEIL AB
18029648 E-CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE AND E-CIGARETTE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18022135 E-CIGARETTE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18011189 AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC AEROSOL INHALER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18470784 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18343422 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE, VAPORIZER, AND VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18338133 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18206628 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
18189895 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18452686 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
18077745 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
18257735 METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE NICOTINE CONTENT IN AN E-CIGARETTE AEROSOL Non-Final OA Körber Technologies GmbH
18315068 SMOKING DEVICE WITH PRESSURIZED CONTACT MECHANISM Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
18315059 SMOKING DEVICE WITH AXIAL HEATING AND AIRFLOW Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18314321 SMOKING DEVICE WITH NON-CYLINDRICAL HEATING HOUSING Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
18314274 SMOKING DEVICE WITH TWO HEATING MODES Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18303636 NON-CYLINDRICAL ELONGATE SMOKING CAPSULE Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
18303623 COLLAPSE-PREVENTION ELEMENT FOR SMOKING CAPSULE Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
17999819 DEVICE FOR INHALING A SUBSTANCE Final Rejection JOOZEF

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