Examiner Nitin Patel
Grant ratio: 75.7% (85th percentile in Art Unit 2629 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.40. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 77349
- Primary art unit
- 2629
- Work group
- 2620
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 173
- Granted applications
- 131
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7677
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 43 | 42.6% | 2.03 |
| Group | 279 | 55.5% | 2.00 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 116 | 67.1% |
| 2 OAs | 37 | 21.4% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 5.2% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 4.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 2.3% |
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 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | 35 | 87.5% |
| 2010 | 53 | 47 | 88.7% |
| 2011 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 173 | 1.7% | 53.2% | 34.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 57 | 1.8% | 35.1% | 57.9% | 1.8% |
| Action 3 | 20 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 65.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 72.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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
3.4%
0.0%
4.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
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.