Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WILL, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1779

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
493
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 449 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18568967 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18563715 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18262997 A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17801031 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17600592 APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROLSOLISABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF ARRANGING AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17600585 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17594014 APPARATUS FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18527724 FLAVOR SOURCE-CONTAINING ROD COMPRISING CAP MEMBER AT TIP END Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
17668808 CYLINDRICAL HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18431377 REFILLABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18067947 NICOTINE POD ASSEMBLIES AND NICOTINE E-VAPING DEVICES Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18289318 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18288520 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18287990 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18038609 AEROSOL GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEATING TIME OF HEATER Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18275537 An Aerosol-Generating Device Comprising a Heater Non-Final OA JT International SA
17905567 DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
18342197 SMOKING ARTICLE WITH DETACHABLE CARTRIDGE Final Rejection R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
18570797 Compound of reaction of alkaloid and phenol, atomization liquid, cartomizer and electronic atomizer Non-Final OA Qi ZHANG
18540183 Method For Manufacturing a Pouch-Shaped Heat-Not-Burn Consumable Non-Final OA SWM Holdco Luxembourg
18567389 CLOSURE FOR A WATER CONTAINER OF A WATER PIPE Non-Final OA Schmidt innovations GmbH
17916088 AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18368698 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE DEVICE Non-Final OA Aspire North America LLC
18360759 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF Non-Final OA Hainan Moore Brothers Technology Co., Ltd.
18236950 Vaping Device Non-Final OA VAHIGHITY LLC
18222042 Aerosol Generating Device Authenticated by Signal Non-Final OA EM-TECH Co., Ltd.
17624356 CONICAL FILTER SLEEVE WITH A FILTER COMPRISING ACTIVATED CARBON Final Rejection GIZEH RAUCHERBEDARF GMBH

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