Examiner Ronald Hartman Jr
Grant ratio: 82.1% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2121 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 77333
- Primary art unit
- 2121
- Work group
- 2120
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 737
- Granted applications
- 605
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3684
- Supervisor
- Mohammad Ali
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4105
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 38 | 39.5% | 2.16 |
| Group | 333 | 45.2% | 1.98 |
| 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 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 545 | 73.9% |
| 2 OAs | 123 | 16.7% |
| 3 OAs | 41 | 5.6% |
| 4 OAs | 14 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 1.5% |
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 | 49 | 41 | 83.7% |
| 2009 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2012 | 43 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2014 | 36 | 34 | 94.4% |
| 2015 | 33 | 30 | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 39 | 34 | 87.2% |
| 2017 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% |
| 2019 | 35 | 30 | 85.7% |
| 2020 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 30 | 28 | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 36 | 32 | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 35 | 31 | 88.6% |
| 2025 | 45 | 16 | 35.6% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 734 | 11.7% | 21.1% | 49.6% | 5.3% |
| Action 2 | 189 | 7.9% | 21.2% | 45.5% | 10.1% |
| Action 3 | 66 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 47.0% | 10.6% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 16.0% | 40.0% | 36.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 72.7% | 9.1% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
4.5%
2.9%
13.2%
6.9%
5.6%
19.7%
2014: Alice
7.8%
24.5%
15.1%
20.4%
39.7%
2019: PEG
7.3%
0.0%
0.0%
4.7%
8.1%
2024: AI examples
16.2%
2025: August memo
18.2%
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.