Examiner Virginia Ho
Grant ratio: 74.2% (72nd percentile in Art Unit 2432 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.03. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 59.4% | 1.74 |
| Group | 233 | 61.7% | 1.99 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 44 | 49.4% |
| 2 OAs | 22 | 24.7% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 10.1% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 9.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 6.7% |
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 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | 18 | 75.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | 16 | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% |
| 2012 | 12 | 9 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 89 | 6.7% | 7.9% | 67.4% | 16.9% |
| Action 2 | 45 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 80.0% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.0% | 13.0% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
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%
1.7%
6.3%
10.5%
23.1%
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.