Examiner Khai Tran
Grant ratio: 90.3% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2632 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 73.9% | 1.79 |
| Group | 104 | 68.1% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 1,021 | 81.6% |
| 2 OAs | 182 | 14.5% |
| 3 OAs | 34 | 2.7% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 0.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 0.6% |
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 | 67 | 56 | 83.6% |
| 2009 | 87 | 80 | 92.0% |
| 2010 | 77 | 71 | 92.2% |
| 2011 | 76 | 68 | 89.5% |
| 2012 | 76 | 70 | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 87 | 85 | 97.7% |
| 2014 | 81 | 80 | 98.8% |
| 2015 | 60 | 58 | 96.7% |
| 2016 | 69 | 66 | 95.7% |
| 2017 | 71 | 65 | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 73 | 66 | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 62 | 59 | 95.2% |
| 2020 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2021 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2022 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2023 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% |
| 2024 | 64 | 63 | 98.4% |
| 2025 | 56 | 23 | 41.1% |
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,251 | 8.6% | 16.8% | 38.2% | 18.6% |
| Action 2 | 230 | 7.0% | 12.6% | 47.8% | 14.3% |
| Action 3 | 48 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 10.4% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 57.1% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 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
11.2%
18.3%
9.2%
9.3%
5.7%
8.1%
2014: Alice
14.0%
7.2%
9.7%
7.8%
9.2%
2019: PEG
5.5%
5.0%
3.3%
4.2%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
4.3%
2025: August memo
7.8%
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.