Examiner Carl Lobo
Grant ratio: 19.4% (2nd percentile in Art Unit 2179 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 4.45. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2021
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 48.0% | 3.02 |
| Group | 190 | 48.6% | 2.73 |
| 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 | 19 | 13.2% |
| 2 OAs | 40 | 27.8% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 12.5% |
| 4 OAs | 25 | 17.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 42 | 29.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 25 | 6 | 24.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 22 | 5 | 22.7% |
| 2020 | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 144 | 0.0% | 10.4% | 89.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 125 | 1.6% | 4.8% | 92.8% | 0.8% |
| Action 3 | 85 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 97.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 67 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 42 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 97.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 32 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 90.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
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.