Examiner Sherrie Hsia
Grant ratio: 87.9% (97th percentile in Art Unit 2422 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.17. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 68215
- Primary art unit
- 2422
- Work group
- 2420
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 545
- Granted applications
- 479
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7347
- Supervisor
- John Miller
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7353
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 19 | 59.7% | 1.88 |
| Group | 130 | 52.7% | 2.61 |
| 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 | 0.7% |
| 1 OA | 478 | 87.7% |
| 2 OAs | 51 | 9.4% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 1.7% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29 | 21 | 72.4% |
| 2009 | 38 | 33 | 86.8% |
| 2010 | 38 | 35 | 92.1% |
| 2011 | 45 | 39 | 86.7% |
| 2012 | 38 | 31 | 81.6% |
| 2013 | 31 | 29 | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 20 | 17 | 85.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | 30 | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 33 | 32 | 97.0% |
| 2021 | 33 | 30 | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 | 64.7% |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 541 | 14.6% | 29.9% | 22.2% | 12.9% |
| Action 2 | 63 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 31.7% | 11.1% |
| Action 3 | 12 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 41.7% | 25.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
11.8%
8.5%
7.3%
24.0%
19.5%
12.1%
2014: Alice
24.1%
18.5%
29.4%
8.7%
9.1%
2019: PEG
27.6%
6.7%
4.9%
0.0%
23.3%
2024: AI examples
10.7%
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.