Examiner Hoi Yan Lee
Grant ratio: 17.5% (58th percentile in Art Unit 1693 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.41. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98171
- Primary art unit
- 1693
- Work group
- 1690
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 154
- Granted applications
- 27
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0265
- Supervisor
- Scarlett Goon
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5241
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 7 | 14.8% | 1.52 |
| 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 | 62 | 40.0% |
| 2 OAs | 43 | 27.7% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 12.9% |
| 4 OAs | 19 | 12.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 7.1% |
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 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 42 | 23 | 54.8% |
| 2025 | 30 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 2026 | 74 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 155 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 93 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 48.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 50 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 64.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 30 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 60.0% | 3.3% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 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%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.