Examiner Kristen Romero
Grant ratio: 3.4% (5th percentile in Art Unit 1624 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.67. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100710
- Primary art unit
- 1624
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 89
- Granted applications
- 3
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6478
- Supervisor
- Jeffrey H. Murray
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-9023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 52.5% | 1.59 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 57 | 63.3% |
| 2 OAs | 27 | 30.0% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 6.7% |
| 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 | 26 | 3 | 11.5% |
| 2026 | 63 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 90 | 1.1% | 8.9% | 28.9% | 25.6% |
| Action 2 | 33 | 3.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 57.6% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2025: August memo
2.0%
1.3%
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.