Examiner Nelson D. Hernández Hernández
Grant ratio: 76.4% (48th percentile in Art Unit 2664 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: March 2023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 67.8% | 1.65 |
| Group | 289 | 63.2% | 1.66 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 302 | 55.2% |
| 2 OAs | 131 | 23.9% |
| 3 OAs | 60 | 11.0% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 4.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 30 | 5.5% |
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 | 46 | 28 | 60.9% |
| 2009 | 48 | 32 | 66.7% |
| 2010 | 46 | 23 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% |
| 2012 | 32 | 22 | 68.8% |
| 2013 | 43 | 33 | 76.7% |
| 2014 | 40 | 31 | 77.5% |
| 2015 | 32 | 25 | 78.1% |
| 2016 | 36 | 28 | 77.8% |
| 2017 | 21 | 16 | 76.2% |
| 2018 | 45 | 41 | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 23 | 22 | 95.7% |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 546 | 0.9% | 8.4% | 72.7% | 1.1% |
| Action 2 | 244 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 79.1% | 3.3% |
| Action 3 | 113 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 79.6% | 3.5% |
| Action 4 | 53 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.3% | 1.9% |
| Action 5 | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 3.3% |
| Action 6 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2.2%
1.1%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
2019: PEG
5.6%
0.0%
2.9%
6.3%
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.