Examiner Britney N Washington
Grant ratio: 25.5% (13th percentile in Art Unit 1797 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.32. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99739
- Primary art unit
- 1797
- Work group
- 1790
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 98
- Granted applications
- 25
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5959
- Supervisor
- Lyle Alexander
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1254
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 41 | 47.7% | 1.93 |
| 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 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 1 OA | 67 | 68.4% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 26.5% |
| 3 OAs | 4 | 4.1% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 72.7% |
| 2025 | 40 | 17 | 42.5% |
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 97 | 0.0% | 28.9% | 71.1% | 1.0% |
| Action 2 | 30 | 0.0% | 26.7% | 70.0% | 3.3% |
| Action 3 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 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
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 Oct. 30, 2026.