Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YAARY, ERIC

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1747 1755

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
902
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 856 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
81.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19354464 E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER Final Rejection AYR LTD.
18500544 E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER Non-Final OA AYR LTD.
18426722 CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18328146 LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18498292 HEATING SMOKEABLE MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18263927 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18255316 AEROSOL-GENERATING COMPONENT Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18288470 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18496310 NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE TOBACCO AND ELECTRICALLY-HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT Non-Final OA JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
18325630 FLAVOR INHALER Final Rejection Japan Tobacco Inc.
18271728 Filter for Smoking Article Non-Final OA JT International S.A.
18275644 An Aerosol-Generating Device Comprising a Filter Non-Final OA JT International SA
18464748 E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS, S.A.
18257128 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH COATED SUSCEPTOR ELEMENT Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18255208 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING MULTI-LAYER INSULATION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18253434 REUSABLE AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH A COMPARTMENT FOR THE AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18253114 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH A CAPSULE PORTION Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18245637 STACKED SUSCEPTOR STRUCTURE Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17262317 ARTICLE FOR FORMING AN AEROSOL Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17923553 A SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE Non-Final OA Imperial Tobacco Limited
18246606 FORMULATION Final Rejection RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
18183615 MULTIPLE-TEMPERATURE MONITORING FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
18465609 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, DRY BURNING DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18476306 ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Non-Final OA BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.
18353767 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH ILLUMINATED TIP Non-Final OA FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
18318271 Filter For Smoking or Vaping Article Comprising a Smooth Paper Final Rejection Mativ Holdings, Inc.
18308162 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH NON-UNIFORM HEATING PROFILE Final Rejection N2B LIMITED
18303334 Cannabinoid Formulations for Aerosol Devices and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA MARKHAM BIOTECH INC.

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