Examiner Thomas B Lane
Grant ratio: 5.4% (13th percentile in Art Unit 2142 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.50. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100516
- Primary art unit
- 2142
- Work group
- 2140
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 37
- Granted applications
- 2
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1872
- Supervisor
- Mariela Reyes
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-1006
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 33.3% | 2.55 |
| Group | 177 | 32.8% | 2.41 |
| 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 | 23 | 62.2% |
| 2 OAs | 8 | 21.6% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 13.5% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 2.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 37 | 2.7% | 8.1% | 78.4% | 2.7% |
| Action 2 | 14 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
2025: August memo
5.6%
4.5%
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.