Examiner Leon T. Cain Ii
Grant ratio: 71.4% (88th percentile in Art Unit 2617 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.95. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 70 | 46.7% | 2.08 |
| Group | 292 | 48.6% | 1.92 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 66 | 44.9% |
| 2 OAs | 51 | 34.7% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 5.4% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 10.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 4.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 13 | 65.0% |
| 2012 | 34 | 25 | 73.5% |
| 2013 | 49 | 35 | 71.4% |
| 2014 | 34 | 23 | 67.6% |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 | 90.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 147 | 1.4% | 2.7% | 86.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 81 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 96.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
2.2%
2.3%
2014: Alice
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 Oct. 9, 2026.