Examiner Alexander J. Lesnick
Grant ratio: 20.6% (13th percentile in Art Unit 2668 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.57. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 71512
- Primary art unit
- 2668
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 34
- Granted applications
- 7
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4175
- Supervisor
- Henok Shiferaw
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4637
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 62.5% | 1.58 |
| 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 | 7 | 20.6% |
| 1 OA | 14 | 41.2% |
| 2 OAs | 6 | 17.6% |
| 3 OAs | 7 | 20.6% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 27 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 77.8% | 11.1% |
| Action 2 | 13 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 69.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 85.7% | 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%
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.