Examiner Andrew D. Kosar
Grant ratio: 0.0% (7th percentile in Art Unit 1654 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 46.6% | 1.83 |
| Group | 209 | 39.9% | 2.00 |
| 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 | 14 | 60.9% |
| 2 OAs | 4 | 17.4% |
| 3 OAs | 4 | 17.4% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 4.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 23 | 0.0% | 17.4% | 52.2% | 8.7% |
| Action 2 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 66.7% | 11.1% |
| Action 3 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
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0.0%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
Matched decisions: 1.
- Full reversal rate
- N/A 0/0 decisions
- Full or partial reversal rate
- N/A 0/0 decisions
- Median appeal duration
- 13.1 months
- New grounds of rejection
- 0
Recent decisions
| Decision | Application | Outcome | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 1, 2010 | 10/275,319 | Dismissed | N/A |
The examiner match uses the last recorded office action before the decision. Reversal rates exclude rehearings, remands, dismissals, and other decisions that did not reach the merits. Data through Oct. 30, 2026.