Examiner Nam P Cao
Grant ratio: 14.9% (35th percentile in Art Unit 2479 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.14. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100127
- Primary art unit
- 2479
- Work group
- 2470
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 47
- Granted applications
- 7
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0614
- Supervisor
- Jae Y Lee
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3936
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 19 | 46.8% | 1.93 |
| 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 | 2 | 4.3% |
| 1 OA | 17 | 36.2% |
| 2 OAs | 16 | 34.0% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 12.8% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 12.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 45 | 0.0% | 15.6% | 84.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 28 | 0.0% | 10.7% | 82.1% | 3.6% |
| Action 3 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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.