Examiner M. Phan
Grant ratio: 86.2% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2477 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 76214
- Primary art unit
- 2477
- Work group
- 2470
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 1,206
- Granted applications
- 1,040
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3149
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 66.5% | 2.23 |
| 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
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 720 | 59.7% |
| 2 OAs | 346 | 28.7% |
| 3 OAs | 77 | 6.4% |
| 4 OAs | 37 | 3.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 23 | 1.9% |
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 | 36 | 28 | 77.8% |
| 2009 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2010 | 58 | 50 | 86.2% |
| 2011 | 56 | 51 | 91.1% |
| 2012 | 61 | 52 | 85.2% |
| 2013 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 69 | 64 | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 68 | 61 | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 68 | 59 | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 71 | 64 | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 77 | 69 | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 72 | 67 | 93.1% |
| 2020 | 66 | 61 | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 75 | 72 | 96.0% |
| 2022 | 62 | 61 | 98.4% |
| 2023 | 68 | 66 | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 63 | 59 | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 66 | 37 | 56.1% |
| 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,203 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 70.6% | 2.0% |
| Action 2 | 483 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 85.3% | 1.0% |
| Action 3 | 137 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 81.0% | 1.5% |
| Action 4 | 60 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.7% | 1.7% |
| Action 5 | 23 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 73.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 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
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.7%
0.9%
2019: PEG
2.0%
0.9%
0.9%
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.