Examiner Charles N. Ausar-El
Grant ratio: 68.3% (36th percentile in Art Unit 2823 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.02. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2021
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 20 | 75.1% | 1.98 |
| Group | 207 | 71.2% | 1.64 |
| Tech Center | 2,413 | 62.4% | 1.69 |
| 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 | 75 | 24.2% |
| 2 OAs | 84 | 27.1% |
| 3 OAs | 50 | 16.1% |
| 4 OAs | 35 | 11.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 66 | 21.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | 13 | 46.4% |
| 2015 | 42 | 23 | 54.8% |
| 2016 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | 28 | 80.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | 29 | 60.4% |
| 2019 | 44 | 36 | 81.8% |
| 2020 | 19 | 15 | 78.9% |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 | 92.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 310 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 91.9% | 1.0% |
| Action 2 | 235 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 92.8% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 151 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 98.7% | 0.7% |
| Action 4 | 101 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 97.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 66 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 92.4% | 4.5% |
| Action 6 | 39 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 92.3% | 2.6% |
| Action 7 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 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%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
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.