Examiner Anthony Weier
Grant ratio: 77.7% (92nd percentile in Art Unit 1792 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.63. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 36 | 35.7% | 2.18 |
| Group | 303 | 36.1% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 707 | 59.5% |
| 2 OAs | 341 | 28.7% |
| 3 OAs | 88 | 7.4% |
| 4 OAs | 33 | 2.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 17 | 1.4% |
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 | 65 | 40 | 61.5% |
| 2009 | 81 | 47 | 58.0% |
| 2010 | 84 | 56 | 66.7% |
| 2011 | 59 | 49 | 83.1% |
| 2012 | 87 | 64 | 73.6% |
| 2013 | 70 | 59 | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 75 | 55 | 73.3% |
| 2015 | 66 | 56 | 84.8% |
| 2016 | 61 | 47 | 77.0% |
| 2017 | 71 | 64 | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 75 | 62 | 82.7% |
| 2019 | 69 | 55 | 79.7% |
| 2020 | 71 | 58 | 81.7% |
| 2021 | 64 | 57 | 89.1% |
| 2022 | 58 | 44 | 75.9% |
| 2023 | 58 | 51 | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 63 | 52 | 82.5% |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 63.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,186 | 0.9% | 4.1% | 59.1% | 22.8% |
| Action 2 | 479 | 0.4% | 5.4% | 49.7% | 31.5% |
| Action 3 | 138 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 58.7% | 27.5% |
| Action 4 | 50 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| Action 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.7% | 35.3% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 37.5% | 50.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 12 | 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
0.0%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2014: Alice
0.9%
1.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.9%
2019: PEG
1.8%
0.0%
1.2%
2.6%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
1.2%
2025: August memo
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.