Examiner Vincent P. Harper
Grant ratio: 67.2% (58th percentile in Art Unit 2657 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.79. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 51.9% | 1.97 |
| Group | 210 | 59.0% | 1.87 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 66 | 48.2% |
| 2 OAs | 42 | 30.7% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 10.2% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 6.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 4.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2011 | 33 | 25 | 75.8% |
| 2012 | 28 | 16 | 57.1% |
| 2013 | 32 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 137 | 2.9% | 7.3% | 82.5% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 71 | 1.4% | 4.2% | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 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: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
4.8%
1.4%
1.7%
0.0%
2014: Alice
6.7%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.