Examiner The Attention To Venkatesh Haliyur Whose Phone Number Is 571-272-8616. The Examiner Can Normally Be Reached On Monday-Friday From 9:00Am To 5:00 Pm. If Attempts To Reach The Examiner By Telephone Are Unsuccessful, The Examiner’S Supervisor, Ayaz Sheikh Can Be Reached @ (571)-272-3795. Any Inquiry Of A General Nature Or Relating To The Status Of This Application Or Proceeding Should Be Directed To The Group Receptionist

Grant ratio: 86.5% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2476 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.63. Most common rejection type: §103.

Appears inactive Last office action in data: October 2014

Grant ratio 86.5%

Average office actions / grant 2.63

Compared with Art unit About average

Compared with Work group About average

Compared with Technology center About average

Compared with USPTO About average

Examiner record

Examiner ID: 81220
Primary art unit: 2476
Work group: 2470
Technology center: 2400
Applications: 275
Granted applications: 238

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Peer comparisons

Group	Examiners	Average grant ratio	Average office actions / grant
Art Unit	24	69.9%	1.98
Group	202	63.7%	1.93
Tech Center	1,754	58.4%	2.14
USPTO	16,475	52.7%	1.98

Office actions per application

Average office actions per application 2.53 696 office actions across 275 applications

Applications with office actions 100.0% 275 applications

Office actions	Applications	Share of applications
No OA observed	0	0.0%
1 OA	87	31.6%
2 OAs	84	30.5%
3 OAs	48	17.5%
4 OAs	24	8.7%
5+ OAs	32	11.6%

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	25	18	72.0%
2009	42	34	81.0%
2010	47	42	89.4%
2011	42	36	85.7%
2012	44	40	90.9%
2013	54	48	88.9%
2014	21	20	95.2%

Rejections by office-action stage

Office-action stage	Actions observed	§101	§102	§103	§112
Action 1	275	2.2%	7.6%	79.3%	2.5%
Action 2	188	2.1%	3.2%	81.9%	7.4%
Action 3	104	1.0%	1.0%	89.4%	5.8%
Action 4	56	0.0%	1.8%	91.1%	5.4%
Action 5	32	6.3%	0.0%	87.5%	3.1%
Action 6	21	0.0%	0.0%	95.2%	4.8%
Action 7	12	0.0%	0.0%	91.7%	8.3%
Action 8	4	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Action 9	3	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Action 10	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Section 101 rejections

Last 3 years N/A 0 of 0 office actions

All years 1.9% 13 of 696 office actions

Change N/A Percentage points

Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.

By year

0.0% 2007

2.9% 2008

1.4% 2009

3.1% 2010

0.8% 2011

1.2% 2012

2.3% 2013

2014: Alice

0.0% 2014

Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.

PTAB appeals

Matched decisions: 5. Merits outcomes: 2 affirmed, 1 affirmed in part, and 2 reversed.

Full reversal rate: 40.0% 2/5 decisions
Full or partial reversal rate: 60.0% 3/5 decisions
Median appeal duration: 32.2 months
New grounds of rejection: 1

Recent decisions

Decision	Application	Outcome	Issues
Apr. 9, 2014	11/442,745	Affirmed	N/A
Jul. 30, 2013	11/442,801	Reversed New ground of rejection	§101 · §103
Jun. 25, 2013	10/254,760	Affirmed in part	§103
Jun. 24, 2013	10/187,664	Affirmed	N/A
Jan. 20, 2012	11/023,409	Reversed	§103

The examiner match uses the last recorded office action before the decision. Reversal rates exclude rehearings, remands, dismissals, and other decisions that did not reach the merits. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.