Examiner Frank S. Hou
Grant ratio: 44.1% (83rd percentile in Art Unit 1692 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97587
- Primary art unit
- 1692
- Work group
- 1690
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 195
- Granted applications
- 86
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1802
- Supervisor
- Scarlett Goon
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5241
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 5 | 18.8% | 1.47 |
| Group | 18 | 12.5% | 1.42 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 121 | 57.6% |
| 2 OAs | 50 | 23.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 10.0% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 5.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 42 | 29 | 69.0% |
| 2024 | 43 | 31 | 72.1% |
| 2025 | 54 | 26 | 48.1% |
| 2026 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 210 | 1.9% | 16.7% | 42.4% | 3.8% |
| Action 2 | 89 | 0.0% | 13.5% | 56.2% | 6.7% |
| Action 3 | 39 | 0.0% | 20.5% | 56.4% | 10.3% |
| Action 4 | 18 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 44.4% | 16.7% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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
0.0%
2.3%
2024: AI examples
2.0%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.