Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1749

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
188
Total Applications
-16.2%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 163 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
65.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18578503 AEROSOL GENERATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18571511 ARTICLE FOR USE IN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18553393 DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18694676 Apparatus and Method for Sealing Pouch-Type Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18572324 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH USER SELECTABLE PROGRESSION CRITERIA Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18567839 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A CONSUMABLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CARTRIDGES Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18470161 DUAL LAYER TIRE TREAD Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18128314 TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18466684 FLAVOR INHALER Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18693289 Aerosol Generation Article Non-Final OA JT International SA
18578878 Heating Chamber for Aerosol Generation Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18553685 TIRE Final Rejection The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18627645 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING HEATER Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18293809 AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18476304 POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY OF AEROSOL-GENERATION APPARATUS AND E-CIGARETTE Non-Final OA BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
18561533 VAPORIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT & G CORPORATION

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