Examiner Harold A. Hotelling
Grant ratio: 50.6% (28th percentile in Art Unit 2164 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.63. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 58.9% | 2.70 |
| Group | 196 | 60.2% | 2.52 |
| 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 | 22 | 27.8% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 32.9% |
| 3 OAs | 17 | 21.5% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 8.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 8.9% |
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 | 18 | 8 | 44.4% |
| 2009 | 29 | 15 | 51.7% |
| 2010 | 16 | 12 | 75.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 79 | 2.5% | 19.0% | 77.2% | 1.3% |
| Action 2 | 57 | 0.0% | 14.0% | 80.7% | 3.5% |
| Action 3 | 31 | 0.0% | 16.1% | 80.6% | 3.2% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
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2.9%
5.0%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.