Examiner Hsiyue S. Hsiao
Grant ratio: 48.9% (46th percentile in Art Unit 2179 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2020
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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 | 20 | 25.0% |
| 2 OAs | 19 | 23.8% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 27.5% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 11.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 10 | 12.5% |
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 | 19 | 8 | 42.1% |
| 2018 | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 80 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 91.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 60 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 41 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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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2019: PEG
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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 Aug. 27, 2026.