Examiner Primary Examiner Van Trieu
Grant ratio: 78.8% (75th percentile in Art Unit 2685 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.48. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 73161
- Primary art unit
- 2685
- Work group
- 2680
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 1,130
- Granted applications
- 890
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2972
- Supervisor
- Erik Kashnikow
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3475
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 14 | 68.9% | 1.89 |
| Group | 114 | 64.6% | 1.80 |
| 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 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 741 | 65.6% |
| 2 OAs | 270 | 23.9% |
| 3 OAs | 75 | 6.6% |
| 4 OAs | 26 | 2.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 14 | 1.2% |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 61 | 51 | 83.6% |
| 2012 | 89 | 65 | 73.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | 77 | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 73 | 63 | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 68 | 55 | 80.9% |
| 2016 | 85 | 75 | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 76 | 70 | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 71 | 67 | 94.4% |
| 2019 | 65 | 54 | 83.1% |
| 2020 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% |
| 2021 | 66 | 62 | 93.9% |
| 2022 | 58 | 45 | 77.6% |
| 2023 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 71 | 55 | 77.5% |
| 2025 | 60 | 27 | 45.0% |
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,126 | 0.6% | 19.5% | 63.4% | 1.2% |
| Action 2 | 385 | 0.5% | 13.8% | 69.6% | 1.8% |
| Action 3 | 115 | 0.0% | 12.2% | 68.7% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 40 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 82.5% | 2.5% |
| Action 5 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 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%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.1%
1.1%
1.2%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
4.3%
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.