Examiner Verita E Grannum
Grant ratio: 2.5% (8th percentile in Art Unit 1721 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.50. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100189
- Primary art unit
- 1721
- Work group
- 1720
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 80
- Granted applications
- 2
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-1150
- Supervisor
- Allison Bourke
- Supervisor phone
- (303) 297-4684
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 47.6% | 2.15 |
| Group | 274 | 44.1% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,816 | 43.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 1.3% |
| 1 OA | 20 | 25.0% |
| 2 OAs | 28 | 35.0% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 25.0% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 12.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 2 | 8.7% |
| 2026 | 57 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 79 | 0.0% | 10.1% | 87.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 59 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 94.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 31 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 93.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 11 | 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
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 Oct. 30, 2026.