Examiner Laura Weiner
Grant ratio: 79.3% (95th percentile in Art Unit 1726 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.02. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 71724
- Primary art unit
- 1726
- Work group
- 1720
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 1,195
- Granted applications
- 948
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1294
- Supervisor
- Milton Cano
- Supervisor phone
- (313) 446-4937
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 41.0% | 2.54 |
| 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 | 8 | 0.7% |
| 1 OA | 492 | 41.2% |
| 2 OAs | 382 | 32.0% |
| 3 OAs | 165 | 13.8% |
| 4 OAs | 87 | 7.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 61 | 5.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59 | 48 | 81.4% |
| 2009 | 98 | 88 | 89.8% |
| 2010 | 53 | 43 | 81.1% |
| 2011 | 72 | 55 | 76.4% |
| 2012 | 64 | 52 | 81.3% |
| 2013 | 59 | 47 | 79.7% |
| 2014 | 73 | 56 | 76.7% |
| 2015 | 63 | 52 | 82.5% |
| 2016 | 62 | 54 | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 68 | 60 | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 71 | 68 | 95.8% |
| 2019 | 59 | 52 | 88.1% |
| 2020 | 50 | 44 | 88.0% |
| 2021 | 59 | 53 | 89.8% |
| 2022 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 57 | 45 | 78.9% |
| 2024 | 60 | 54 | 90.0% |
| 2025 | 59 | 26 | 44.1% |
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,187 | 0.3% | 21.2% | 50.3% | 12.0% |
| Action 2 | 695 | 0.4% | 12.9% | 48.2% | 22.0% |
| Action 3 | 313 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 53.7% | 24.0% |
| Action 4 | 148 | 2.0% | 6.1% | 52.7% | 23.0% |
| Action 5 | 61 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 54.1% | 23.0% |
| Action 6 | 29 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 51.7% | 24.1% |
| Action 7 | 16 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 62.5% | 12.5% |
| Action 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 37.5% |
| Action 9 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
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%
0.6%
1.5%
0.5%
0.6%
2.5%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.4%
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.