Examiner Aaron Bennion
Grant ratio: 35.7% (17th percentile in Art Unit 2178 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.10. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2018
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 52.3% | 2.40 |
| Group | 189 | 48.3% | 2.73 |
| Tech Center | 1,817 | 51.4% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 20 | 34.5% |
| 2 OAs | 23 | 39.7% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 20.7% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 5.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 58 | 0.0% | 6.9% | 91.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 38 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 86.8% | 5.3% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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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. 30, 2026.