Examiner Frantz Jean
Grant ratio: 86.8% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2454 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.46. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 74571
- Primary art unit
- 2454
- Work group
- 2450
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 856
- Granted applications
- 743
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3937
- Supervisor
- Glenton B. Burgess
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3949
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 63.7% | 2.14 |
| Group | 210 | 57.4% | 2.41 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 607 | 70.9% |
| 2 OAs | 180 | 21.0% |
| 3 OAs | 38 | 4.4% |
| 4 OAs | 17 | 2.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 12 | 1.4% |
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 | 34 | 28 | 82.4% |
| 2009 | 46 | 37 | 80.4% |
| 2010 | 46 | 42 | 91.3% |
| 2011 | 54 | 49 | 90.7% |
| 2012 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 61 | 54 | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 37 | 36 | 97.3% |
| 2015 | 37 | 33 | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 65 | 58 | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 51 | 45 | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 35 | 34 | 97.1% |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 44 | 41 | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2024 | 42 | 41 | 97.6% |
| 2025 | 30 | 17 | 56.7% |
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 854 | 1.8% | 45.1% | 33.3% | 2.2% |
| Action 2 | 247 | 3.2% | 39.3% | 38.1% | 2.4% |
| Action 3 | 67 | 3.0% | 34.3% | 46.3% | 4.5% |
| Action 4 | 29 | 0.0% | 24.1% | 69.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 12 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
3.3%
1.3%
0.0%
2.2%
0.0%
2.4%
2014: Alice
3.8%
3.3%
3.7%
4.3%
8.9%
2019: PEG
1.8%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
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.