Examiner Jezia Riley
Grant ratio: 80.0% (98th percentile in Art Unit 1637 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.82. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 73411
- Primary art unit
- 1637
- Work group
- 1630
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 1,337
- Granted applications
- 1,070
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0786
- Supervisor
- Gary Benzion
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0782
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 41.0% | 2.09 |
| Group | 245 | 37.4% | 2.18 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 704 | 52.7% |
| 2 OAs | 382 | 28.6% |
| 3 OAs | 165 | 12.3% |
| 4 OAs | 57 | 4.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 28 | 2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 68 | 57 | 83.8% |
| 2009 | 82 | 61 | 74.4% |
| 2010 | 83 | 73 | 88.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | 63 | 77.8% |
| 2012 | 68 | 56 | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 66 | 48 | 72.7% |
| 2014 | 76 | 65 | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 81 | 69 | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 75 | 65 | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 85 | 71 | 83.5% |
| 2018 | 83 | 71 | 85.5% |
| 2019 | 68 | 55 | 80.9% |
| 2020 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 79 | 70 | 88.6% |
| 2022 | 64 | 58 | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 57 | 48 | 84.2% |
| 2024 | 64 | 56 | 87.5% |
| 2025 | 64 | 35 | 54.7% |
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,336 | 1.8% | 26.1% | 38.8% | 11.8% |
| Action 2 | 632 | 0.8% | 21.2% | 37.2% | 12.8% |
| Action 3 | 250 | 0.8% | 18.4% | 40.4% | 15.6% |
| Action 4 | 85 | 4.7% | 20.0% | 47.1% | 16.5% |
| Action 5 | 28 | 3.6% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| Action 6 | 13 | 0.0% | 46.2% | 30.8% | 7.7% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 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
1.8%
2.5%
0.0%
5.1%
0.8%
2.8%
2014: Alice
1.4%
1.3%
1.8%
2.2%
1.4%
2019: PEG
2.4%
0.0%
0.7%
0.0%
1.0%
2024: AI examples
0.9%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.4%
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.