Examiner Hewy H Li
Grant ratio: 80.4% (79th percentile in Art Unit 2136 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.74. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 69.9% | 2.38 |
| Group | 138 | 68.4% | 2.08 |
| Tech Center | 1,807 | 51.8% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 151 | 53.0% |
| 2 OAs | 83 | 29.1% |
| 3 OAs | 26 | 9.1% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 3.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 5.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | 12 | 63.2% |
| 2015 | 29 | 18 | 62.1% |
| 2016 | 26 | 15 | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% |
| 2019 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | 19 | 82.6% |
| 2024 | 24 | 20 | 83.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 285 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 72.3% | 10.9% |
| Action 2 | 134 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 88.1% | 7.5% |
| Action 3 | 51 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.1% | 3.9% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.0% | 8.0% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
7.9%
2024: AI examples
2.8%
2025: August memo
6.3%
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. 9, 2026.