Examiner Meghan C Heasley
Grant ratio: 40.6% (25th percentile in Art Unit 1626 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97163
- Primary art unit
- 1626
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 165
- Granted applications
- 67
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0785
- Supervisor
- Amy Clark
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0699
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 31 | 56.4% | 1.65 |
| Group | 252 | 46.0% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 3 | 1.8% |
| 1 OA | 98 | 59.4% |
| 2 OAs | 41 | 24.8% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 9.1% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 4.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 14 | 73.7% |
| 2024 | 49 | 34 | 69.4% |
| 2025 | 40 | 19 | 47.5% |
| 2026 | 57 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 162 | 1.9% | 19.8% | 47.5% | 11.1% |
| Action 2 | 64 | 1.6% | 14.1% | 62.5% | 9.4% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 21.7% | 60.9% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
3.1%
2024: AI examples
3.3%
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.