Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1791

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
747
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1415
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 691 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798091 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18247652 A CONTROLLER FOR A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM, AND A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17754899 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AEROSOL DELIVERY Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
15733690 ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18493147 TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION-HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
17880679 INHALATION COMPONENT GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INHALATION COMPONENT GENERATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18774196 POWER SUPPLY SECTION CONFIGURATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18423483 CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18159282 SILICONE SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
17872394 METHOD OF FORMING FILTER WITH INTERSTICES FOR E-VAPING DEVICE Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18285615 HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18033902 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE FOR SMOKING ARTICLE AND SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17928790 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED COOLING PERFORMANCE AND FLAVOR PERSISTENCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17797942 INDUCTION HEATING-TYPE AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18288710 Liquid Jet Inhalation Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18031788 Vaporizer, Consumable Container Therefor, Vaporizer System Thereof, and Methods of Obtaining Information About a Consumable Container and Providing a Vaporizer System Non-Final OA JT International SA
18907909 ORAL POUCH PRODUCT HAVING SOFT EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING Final Rejection Philip Morris USA Inc.
17605608 Cigarillo Final Rejection British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
18142873 TOBACCO-DERIVED COLORANTS AND COLORED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
18255107 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17733156 SEAL MEMBER, SEAL ASSEMBLY, ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SEAL MEMBER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18476332 ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE VAPORIZATION CORE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
18229318 VAPING CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA Next Level Ventures LLC
15777038 ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE WITH NON-SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERATED HEATING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
16702901 PACKAGING MATERIAL AND AN ORAL POUCHED NICOTINE PRODUCT Non-Final OA Swedish Match North Europe AB
18198891 Pre-Roll Body Having Integral Ceramic Mouthpiece Non-Final OA Mallen Tech Co., Limited
18097848 TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER Final Rejection FILTRONA PTE. LTD.
13262529 PLANT FIBER PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE Final Rejection BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO SWEDEN AB

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