Examiner Albert Hilton
Grant ratio: 41.9% (30th percentile in Art Unit 1723 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.16. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 87017
- Primary art unit
- 1723
- Work group
- 1720
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 229
- Granted applications
- 96
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4068
- Supervisor
- Milton Cano
- Supervisor phone
- (313) 446-4937
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 39 | 43.4% | 2.05 |
| Group | 264 | 46.2% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 83 | 36.2% |
| 2 OAs | 77 | 33.6% |
| 3 OAs | 32 | 14.0% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 10.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 5.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | 28 | 43.8% |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | 15 | 68.2% |
| 2024 | 35 | 32 | 91.4% |
| 2025 | 38 | 12 | 31.6% |
| 2026 | 50 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 228 | 0.0% | 5.7% | 92.1% | 2.6% |
| Action 2 | 145 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 95.2% | 0.7% |
| Action 3 | 68 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 95.6% | 1.5% |
| Action 4 | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.4% | 2.8% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 76.9% | 15.4% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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.