Examiner Ernesto Valle Jr
Grant ratio: 4.4% (15th percentile in Art Unit 1623 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99621
- Primary art unit
- 1623
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 90
- Granted applications
- 4
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5356
- Supervisor
- Adam C Milligan
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7674
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 40.2% | 1.90 |
| Group | 256 | 44.8% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 1,383 | 37.4% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 2.2% |
| 1 OA | 51 | 56.7% |
| 2 OAs | 22 | 24.4% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 8.9% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 4.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 3.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| 2026 | 69 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 88 | 0.0% | 13.6% | 52.3% | 13.6% |
| Action 2 | 37 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 70.3% | 8.1% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 73.3% | 13.3% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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 Oct. 30, 2026.