Examiner Paul Hoerner
Grant ratio: 19.0% (26th percentile in Art Unit 1611 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.05. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98169
- Primary art unit
- 1611
- Work group
- 1610
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 116
- Granted applications
- 22
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0259
- Supervisor
- Bethany Barham
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6175
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 23.1% | 2.51 |
| Group | 217 | 31.1% | 2.42 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.9% |
| 1 OA | 37 | 31.9% |
| 2 OAs | 46 | 39.7% |
| 3 OAs | 17 | 14.7% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 8.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 4.3% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Recent ratios may be lower while applications remain pending.
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 | 12 | 36.4% |
| 2025 | 47 | 10 | 21.3% |
| 2026 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 115 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 63.5% | 0.9% |
| Action 2 | 78 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 70.5% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 32 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 65.6% | 3.1% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 60.0% | 26.7% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
0.0%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
No PTAB decisions could be matched to this examiner.
Older and transferred applications may not have a reliable examiner match. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.