Examiner Emmanuel Bayard
Grant ratio: 85.9% (79th percentile in Art Unit 2633 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.42. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 74569
- Primary art unit
- 2633
- Work group
- 2630
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 1,129
- Granted applications
- 970
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3016
- Supervisor
- Ahn K Sam
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3044
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 18 | 76.2% | 1.70 |
| Group | 104 | 67.5% | 1.65 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 56.6% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 788 | 69.8% |
| 2 OAs | 252 | 22.3% |
| 3 OAs | 64 | 5.7% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 1.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 0.8% |
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 | 51 | 37 | 72.5% |
| 2009 | 94 | 83 | 88.3% |
| 2010 | 70 | 63 | 90.0% |
| 2011 | 60 | 53 | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 69 | 64 | 92.8% |
| 2013 | 63 | 53 | 84.1% |
| 2014 | 61 | 58 | 95.1% |
| 2015 | 63 | 55 | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 54 | 48 | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 65 | 62 | 95.4% |
| 2018 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 55 | 52 | 94.5% |
| 2020 | 67 | 59 | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 70 | 67 | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 46 | 42 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 59 | 54 | 91.5% |
| 2024 | 43 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2025 | 50 | 24 | 48.0% |
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,129 | 5.2% | 19.4% | 46.1% | 7.2% |
| Action 2 | 341 | 2.1% | 12.3% | 64.2% | 5.3% |
| Action 3 | 89 | 1.1% | 10.1% | 76.4% | 4.5% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 0.0% | 8.0% | 92.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2.0%
10.4%
8.7%
6.5%
5.3%
1.0%
2014: Alice
3.0%
1.2%
0.0%
3.1%
1.2%
2019: PEG
8.5%
0.0%
1.2%
3.5%
6.3%
2024: AI examples
10.6%
2025: August memo
0.0%
5.6%
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. 30, 2026.