Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SPARKS, RUSSELL E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1755

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
458
Total Applications
+16.3%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
76.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18263918 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18245578 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18245566 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18245475 USER INTERFACE MODULE FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18245182 AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18043929 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18042840 AEROSOL GENERATION Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18042861 AEROSOL GENERATION Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17756515 METHOD OF MAKING AN AMORPHOUS SOLID FOR USE WITH A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
16614276 METHOD OF MAKING A TOBACCO EXTRACT Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18275530 HEATING STRUCTURE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
17913039 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY TO HEATER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18028994 Method for Manufacturing an RTB Sheet Comprising a Tobacco Product Non-Final OA JT International SA
18005307 Method for Controlling an Aerosol Generating Device Final Rejection JT International SA
18220927 HYBRID AEROSOL-GENERATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HYBRID AEROSOL-GENERATING ELEMENT Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18247294 AN AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
17622528 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND A CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED HEATING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17686020 SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Imperial Tobacco Limited
18561515 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT & G CORPORATION
18263719 VAPORIZER AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18024257 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND INFRARED HEATER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17753638 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18503251 Cannabis Oil Injector and Heating System Therefor Non-Final OA Le Groupe Solid Packaging Robotik Inc.
18155101 HEATING BODY AND AEROSOL-GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18451086 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE, VAPORIZER, AND VAPORIZATION BODY THEREOF Final Rejection Shenzhen Verdewell Technology Limited
18246088 ASSEMBLY FOR GENERATING AEROSOL Non-Final OA Körber Technologies GMBH
18165016 AIRFLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA White Rhino U.S.A., LLC

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