Examiner Chuc D. Tran
Grant ratio: 70.0% (50th percentile in Art Unit 2821 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.73. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 15 | 67.6% | 1.44 |
| Group | 208 | 70.3% | 1.64 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 66 | 55.0% |
| 2 OAs | 35 | 29.2% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 10.0% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 4.2% |
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 | 36 | 22 | 61.1% |
| 2009 | 43 | 29 | 67.4% |
| 2010 | 18 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 2011 | 23 | 20 | 87.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 120 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 74.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 0.0% | 13.0% | 81.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 19 | 0.0% | 10.5% | 84.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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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 Oct. 30, 2026.