Examiner Abdelmoniem Elamin
Grant ratio: 89.4% (95th percentile in Art Unit 2116 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.72. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: June 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 35 | 64.4% | 1.81 |
| Group | 214 | 64.2% | 1.69 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| 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 | 437 | 58.0% |
| 2 OAs | 181 | 24.0% |
| 3 OAs | 87 | 11.5% |
| 4 OAs | 34 | 4.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 2.0% |
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 | 51 | 42 | 82.4% |
| 2009 | 74 | 63 | 85.1% |
| 2010 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% |
| 2011 | 60 | 57 | 95.0% |
| 2012 | 49 | 45 | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 85 | 80 | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 63 | 52 | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 49 | 42 | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 50 | 46 | 92.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | 71 | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 42 | 37 | 88.1% |
| 2020 | 22 | 20 | 90.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 754 | 15.6% | 54.5% | 19.9% | 1.5% |
| Action 2 | 317 | 17.4% | 42.9% | 25.9% | 4.7% |
| Action 3 | 136 | 11.8% | 47.8% | 29.4% | 5.1% |
| Action 4 | 49 | 12.2% | 44.9% | 34.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 20.0% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
5.8%
7.2%
4.7%
6.0%
14.5%
41.3%
2014: Alice
8.2%
13.8%
15.7%
32.9%
10.4%
2019: PEG
8.9%
11.1%
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.