Examiner Thomas Lauzon
Grant ratio: 53.3% (18th percentile in Art Unit 2433 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.05. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 56.2% | 2.09 |
| 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 | 21 | 28.0% |
| 2 OAs | 20 | 26.7% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 21.3% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 13.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 10.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2010 | 16 | 6 | 37.5% |
| 2011 | 20 | 12 | 60.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | 18 | 64.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 75 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 78.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 96.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 34 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 88.2% | 2.9% |
| Action 4 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 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
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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.