Examiner Howard H Louie
Grant ratio: 72.3% (50th percentile in Art Unit 2494 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.08. Most common rejection type: §103.
Recently active
Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 88719
- Primary art unit
- 2494
- Work group
- 2490
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 202
- Granted applications
- 146
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0036
Save this analysis
Download this examiner report.
Log in / Sign Up to exportPeer comparisons
| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 64.6% | 2.04 |
| Group | 198 | 61.4% | 2.06 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 1 OA | 63 | 31.2% |
| 2 OAs | 92 | 45.5% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 11.9% |
| 4 OAs | 17 | 8.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 2.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | 29 | 78.4% |
| 2020 | 28 | 22 | 78.6% |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 | 87.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | 20 | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 27 | 21 | 77.8% |
| 2024 | 29 | 26 | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 20 | 7 | 35.0% |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 201 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 90.5% | 2.5% |
| Action 2 | 138 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 94.2% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 46 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.5% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
3.8%
2019: PEG
1.2%
0.0%
3.9%
0.0%
1.9%
2024: AI examples
4.3%
2025: August memo
2.6%
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.