Examiner Patrick Sandoval
Grant ratio: 57.5% (28th percentile in Art Unit 2825 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.49. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 60.8% | 1.48 |
| 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 | 43 | 38.1% |
| 2 OAs | 27 | 23.9% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 15.9% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 10.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 11.5% |
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 | 19 | 9 | 47.4% |
| 2009 | 31 | 17 | 54.8% |
| 2010 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% |
| 2011 | 23 | 9 | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 113 | 6.2% | 41.6% | 43.4% | 8.0% |
| Action 2 | 70 | 25.7% | 11.4% | 38.6% | 24.3% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 16.3% | 16.3% | 46.5% | 20.9% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 12.0% | 16.0% | 56.0% | 16.0% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 46.2% | 38.5% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 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
2.6%
9.6%
25.8%
21.4%
50.0%
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.