Examiner Lee Fineman
Grant ratio: 58.8% (22nd percentile in Art Unit 2191 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.29. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 79591
- Primary art unit
- 2191
- Work group
- 2190
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 160
- Granted applications
- 94
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2313
- Supervisor
- Scott Baderman
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3644
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 59.3% | 1.80 |
| Group | 238 | 52.6% | 2.03 |
| 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 | 4 | 2.5% |
| 1 OA | 117 | 73.1% |
| 2 OAs | 30 | 18.8% |
| 3 OAs | 2 | 1.3% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 2.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | 12 | 85.7% |
| 2010 | 75 | 70 | 93.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 156 | 3.8% | 34.0% | 58.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 39 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 71.8% | 5.1% |
| Action 3 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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%
5.2%
0.0%
0.0%
5.6%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.