Examiner Hanh Phan
Grant ratio: 86.3% (89th percentile in Art Unit 2636 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.39. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 77024
- Primary art unit
- 2636
- Work group
- 2630
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 1,167
- Granted applications
- 1,007
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3035
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 15 | 77.7% | 1.68 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 831 | 71.2% |
| 2 OAs | 254 | 21.8% |
| 3 OAs | 58 | 5.0% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 1.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 0.3% |
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 | 62 | 41 | 66.1% |
| 2009 | 104 | 86 | 82.7% |
| 2010 | 74 | 61 | 82.4% |
| 2011 | 79 | 72 | 91.1% |
| 2012 | 59 | 53 | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 82 | 74 | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 69 | 63 | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | 40 | 93.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | 67 | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 68 | 65 | 95.6% |
| 2018 | 64 | 60 | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 52 | 47 | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 60 | 53 | 88.3% |
| 2021 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2022 | 53 | 49 | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 48 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 37 | 22 | 59.5% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,165 | 1.7% | 23.4% | 58.9% | 3.5% |
| Action 2 | 334 | 1.5% | 16.2% | 59.9% | 3.6% |
| Action 3 | 80 | 0.0% | 28.8% | 53.8% | 1.3% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 31.8% | 59.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
3.6%
2014: Alice
1.2%
3.6%
1.1%
8.1%
7.6%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
1.5%
2024: AI examples
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.