Examiner Alexander Boakye
Grant ratio: 93.4% (93rd percentile in Art Unit 2471 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.37. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2018
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 76.1% | 1.65 |
| Group | 204 | 62.6% | 1.93 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 57.8% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 369 | 74.8% |
| 2 OAs | 90 | 18.3% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 3.7% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 2.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 1.2% |
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 | 51 | 41 | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 50 | 48 | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 49 | 45 | 91.8% |
| 2011 | 49 | 48 | 98.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | 36 | 97.3% |
| 2013 | 43 | 40 | 93.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | 34 | 97.1% |
| 2015 | 52 | 51 | 98.1% |
| 2016 | 41 | 39 | 95.1% |
| 2017 | 55 | 49 | 89.1% |
| 2018 | 21 | 20 | 95.2% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 493 | 3.0% | 24.3% | 51.5% | 3.7% |
| Action 2 | 124 | 9.7% | 15.3% | 58.1% | 5.6% |
| Action 3 | 34 | 5.9% | 2.9% | 82.4% | 2.9% |
| Action 4 | 16 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 81.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
4.3%
9.5%
7.8%
8.5%
4.0%
1.7%
2014: Alice
3.9%
0.0%
3.1%
1.4%
2.9%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.