Examiner Madeline M Dekarske
Grant ratio: 0.0% (9th percentile in Art Unit 1622 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99767
- Primary art unit
- 1622
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 52
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1789
- Supervisor
- James Alstrum-Acevedo
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-5548
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 41.1% | 1.68 |
| Group | 256 | 45.0% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 1,380 | 37.5% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 34 | 65.4% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 28.8% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 5.8% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 51 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 52 | 1.9% | 3.8% | 48.1% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 5.6% |
| Action 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.5%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.