Examiner Edward Tracy
Grant ratio: 49.0% (14th percentile in Art Unit 2656 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96219
- Primary art unit
- 2656
- Work group
- 2650
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 153
- Granted applications
- 75
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-8332
- Supervisor
- Bhavesh Mehta
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7453
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 36 | 66.7% | 1.71 |
| Group | 210 | 58.4% | 1.87 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 1 OA | 63 | 41.2% |
| 2 OAs | 38 | 24.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 13.7% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 13.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 5.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | 14 | 60.9% |
| 2023 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | 11 | 68.8% |
| 2025 | 33 | 13 | 39.4% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 152 | 5.9% | 1.3% | 92.1% | 0.7% |
| Action 2 | 89 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 97.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 51 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 96.1% | 2.0% |
| Action 4 | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
2.9%
2024: AI examples
2.0%
2025: August memo
7.2%
9.3%
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.