Examiner Stephen Ko
Grant ratio: 33.3% (47th percentile in Art Unit 1792 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2010
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 36 | 35.9% | 2.18 |
| Group | 303 | 36.3% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 34 | 40.5% |
| 2 OAs | 23 | 27.4% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 22.6% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 9.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | 5 | 17.2% |
| 2009 | 46 | 14 | 30.4% |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 84 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 86.9% | 1.2% |
| Action 2 | 50 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 12.5% |
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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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.