Examiner Amanda Heyes
Grant ratio: 47.8% (65th percentile in Art Unit 1612 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.42. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 31.9% | 2.35 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 23 | 33.3% |
| 2 OAs | 27 | 39.1% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 20.3% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 4.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | 12 | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 35 | 19 | 54.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 69 | 2.9% | 1.4% | 75.4% | 1.4% |
| Action 2 | 46 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 84.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.5% | 5.3% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 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%
2014: Alice
11.8%
1.3%
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.