Examiner Kanji Patel
Grant ratio: 93.2% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2669 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.14. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 60.7% | 1.60 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 618 | 87.2% |
| 2 OAs | 80 | 11.3% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 1.4% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 56 | 52 | 92.9% |
| 2009 | 76 | 66 | 86.8% |
| 2010 | 75 | 67 | 89.3% |
| 2011 | 84 | 80 | 95.2% |
| 2012 | 90 | 86 | 95.6% |
| 2013 | 67 | 63 | 94.0% |
| 2014 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 62 | 59 | 95.2% |
| 2016 | 88 | 85 | 96.6% |
| 2017 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 709 | 18.5% | 45.6% | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 2 | 91 | 22.0% | 37.4% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Action 3 | 11 | 18.2% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 18.2% |
| Action 4 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
35.8%
26.3%
25.6%
25.6%
17.9%
21.5%
2014: Alice
11.6%
5.8%
6.1%
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.