Examiner Paul A. Langer
Grant ratio: 0.0% (38th percentile in Art Unit 2419 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99874
- Primary art unit
- 2419
- Work group
- 2410
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 66
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1780
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 21.9% | 1.17 |
| Group | 166 | 51.7% | 1.94 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 58.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 6.1% |
| 1 OA | 3 | 4.5% |
| 2 OAs | 14 | 21.2% |
| 3 OAs | 30 | 45.5% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 19.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 3.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 62 | 0.0% | 21.0% | 77.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 59 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 86.4% | 1.7% |
| Action 3 | 45 | 2.2% | 11.1% | 86.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| Action 5 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.9%
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.