Examiner Andrew Krause
Grant ratio: 16.3% (10th percentile in Art Unit 1781 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 18 | 40.0% | 2.45 |
| Group | 208 | 37.3% | 2.71 |
| 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 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 1 OA | 17 | 34.7% |
| 2 OAs | 16 | 32.7% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 10.2% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 8.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 42 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 80.0% | 8.0% |
| Action 3 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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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.