Examiner Kevin Hughes
Grant ratio: 57.7% (36th percentile in Art Unit 2193 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.36. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 36 | 55.4% | 1.85 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 39 | 35.1% |
| 2 OAs | 35 | 31.5% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 14.4% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 11.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 7.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | 14 | 56.0% |
| 2011 | 33 | 22 | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | 14 | 63.6% |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 111 | 2.7% | 8.1% | 86.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 72 | 18.1% | 2.8% | 72.2% | 2.8% |
| Action 3 | 37 | 27.0% | 2.7% | 64.9% | 2.7% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 14.3% | 4.8% | 76.2% | 4.8% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
5.6%
19.4%
11.1%
22.5%
2014: Alice
28.6%
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.