Examiner Alejandro Hernandez
Grant ratio: 30.3% (20th percentile in Art Unit 2661 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.20. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99212
- Primary art unit
- 2661
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 66
- Granted applications
- 20
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1876
- Supervisor
- John M Villecco
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7319
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 34 | 60.6% | 1.61 |
| Group | 290 | 62.0% | 1.66 |
| 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 | 41 | 62.1% |
| 2 OAs | 18 | 27.3% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 7.6% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 3.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | 14 | 41.2% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 66 | 3.0% | 9.1% | 81.8% | 7.6% |
| Action 2 | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 88.0% | 16.0% |
| Action 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 14.3% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.9%
3.2%
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.