Examiner Wendy C. Haas
Grant ratio: 80.5% (14th percentile in Art Unit 1661 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.15. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: February 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 11 | 88.1% | 1.12 |
| Group | 57 | 59.1% | 1.46 |
| 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 | 131 | 82.4% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 16.4% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 0.6% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31 | 27 | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 32 | 21 | 65.6% |
| 2011 | 22 | 21 | 95.5% |
| 2012 | 13 | 12 | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 40 | 34 | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 159 | 1.9% | 15.1% | 10.1% | 70.4% |
| Action 2 | 28 | 10.7% | 14.3% | 28.6% | 32.1% |
| Action 3 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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
7.5%
12.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
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.