Examiner Benedict Lee
Grant ratio: 56.7% (21st percentile in Art Unit 2665 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.71. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97674
- Primary art unit
- 2665
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 141
- Granted applications
- 80
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0390
- Supervisor
- Stephen R. Koziol
- Supervisor phone
- (408) 918-7630
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 68.6% | 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 | 2 | 1.4% |
| 1 OA | 80 | 56.7% |
| 2 OAs | 40 | 28.4% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 9.2% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 4.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | 31 | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2025 | 44 | 22 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 139 | 0.7% | 14.4% | 83.5% | 1.4% |
| Action 2 | 59 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 94.9% | 1.7% |
| Action 3 | 19 | 0.0% | 10.5% | 89.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 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%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.7%
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.