Examiner Glenn A. Auve
Grant ratio: 92.4% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2185 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.26. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: June 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 70.9% | 1.87 |
| Group | 178 | 52.5% | 1.89 |
| 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 | 858 | 80.4% |
| 2 OAs | 163 | 15.3% |
| 3 OAs | 26 | 2.4% |
| 4 OAs | 14 | 1.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 0.6% |
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 | 37 | 31 | 83.8% |
| 2009 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% |
| 2010 | 56 | 48 | 85.7% |
| 2011 | 50 | 47 | 94.0% |
| 2012 | 62 | 59 | 95.2% |
| 2013 | 73 | 67 | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 71 | 64 | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 60 | 56 | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 68 | 59 | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 66 | 64 | 97.0% |
| 2018 | 71 | 62 | 87.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | 62 | 98.4% |
| 2020 | 66 | 65 | 98.5% |
| 2021 | 69 | 68 | 98.6% |
| 2022 | 56 | 55 | 98.2% |
| 2023 | 63 | 56 | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 51 | 48 | 94.1% |
| 2025 | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,067 | 4.1% | 26.2% | 15.9% | 44.2% |
| Action 2 | 209 | 4.3% | 30.1% | 21.5% | 27.8% |
| Action 3 | 46 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 30.4% | 13.0% |
| Action 4 | 20 | 5.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 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
1.9%
5.1%
1.3%
6.3%
3.2%
2.2%
2014: Alice
3.6%
9.5%
1.2%
7.8%
6.2%
2019: PEG
3.7%
8.5%
2.5%
0.0%
4.1%
2024: AI examples
1.6%
2025: August memo
6.7%
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.