Examiner James R Hollister

Examiner James R Hollister appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 62.7%, they average 2.14 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU Very Hard

Difficulty vs Group Very Easy

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 2.14

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 10 years (2017-2026)
Phone: (571) 270-3152
Predicted Supervisor: Philip Chea
Supervisor Phone: (571) 272-3951
Tech Center: 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
Group: 2450 - Computer Networks

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 233
Granted Applications: 146
Non-Granted Applications: 87
Avg OA / Grant: 2.14
Last OA Observed: June 2026 (2 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2452 , 2454 , 2456 , 2499
Work Groups Seen: 2450 - Computer Networks

2490 - Cryptography and Cybersecurity

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	62.7%	2.14
Art Unit	42	64.0%	2.14
Group	210	57.7%	2.41
Tech Center	1,748	59.1%	2.14
USPTO	16,348	53.5%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2017; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2017	6	1	16.7%
2018	23	13	56.5%
2019	21	16	76.2%
2020	33	23	69.7%
2021	27	22	81.5%
2022	29	21	72.4%
2023	24	20	83.3%
2024	29	21	72.4%
2025	28	9	32.1%
2026	13	0	0.0%

146 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	232	0.0%	0.4%	98.3%	0.0%
2	144	0.0%	0.0%	98.6%	0.0%
3	65	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
4	37	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
5	12	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	10	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
7	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
9	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
10	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%