Examiner Lisa Horth
Grant ratio: 30.2% (88th percentile in Art Unit 1681 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.11. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 4 | 15.3% | 2.28 |
| Group | 68 | 6.1% | 2.37 |
| 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 | 22 | 33.3% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 39.4% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 13.6% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 9.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 4.5% |
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 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | 12 | 57.1% |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 66 | 7.6% | 6.1% | 56.1% | 25.8% |
| Action 2 | 44 | 11.4% | 6.8% | 20.5% | 59.1% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 16.7% | 11.1% | 44.4% | 27.8% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 66.7% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
0.0%
2024: AI examples
7.7%
2025: August memo
6.1%
18.9%
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. 30, 2026.