Examiner Benjamin Hall Easton
Grant ratio: 11.5% (17th percentile in Art Unit 1652 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: May 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 43.9% | 1.73 |
| Group | 209 | 40.0% | 2.00 |
| 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 | 31 | 55.4% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 26.8% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 16.1% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 1.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | 3 | 7.7% |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 56 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 53.6% | 14.3% |
| Action 2 | 25 | 0.0% | 8.0% | 60.0% | 16.0% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 4 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. 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. 9, 2026.