Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YAARY, ERIC

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1747 1755

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
900
Total Applications
+2.2%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 850 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19245868 ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18263927 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18248310 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18044714 A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND A POWER MODULE FOR A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17250456 A CONTROL MODULE FOR A MODULAR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, A MODULE FOR A MODULAR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND A MODULAR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
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.
18248005 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH LOW DENSITY SUBSTRATE 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.
18426722 CAPSULES, HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN AEROSOL Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18534105 ORAL PRODUCT Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18519413 TIP DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18328146 LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
17838719 METHOD OF MAKING E-VAPING SECTION WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR TO PROVIDE DESIRED RESISTANCE-TO-DRAW (RTD) Final Rejection Altria Client Services LLC
18288470 AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18032482 TIPPING PAPER INCLUDING FLAVORED SHEET AND SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18271728 Filter for Smoking Article Final Rejection JT International S.A.
18283302 Aerosol Generating System and Method of Using Same Non-Final OA JT International SA
18275644 An Aerosol-Generating Device Comprising a Filter Non-Final OA JT International SA
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.
18564622 ATOMIZATION HEATING ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZATION HEATING DEVICE USING SAME Non-Final OA SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
18465609 AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, DRY BURNING DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18500544 E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER Non-Final OA AYR LTD.
18287952 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KT &G CORPORATION
18318271 Filter For Smoking or Vaping Article Comprising a Smooth Paper Final Rejection Mativ Holdings, Inc.
18353767 ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH ILLUMINATED TIP Non-Final OA FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
18308162 SMOKING CAPSULE WITH NON-UNIFORM HEATING PROFILE Final Rejection N2B LIMITED

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