Examiner W. Wendy Kuo
Grant ratio: 38.7% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 2826 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.75. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 81.0% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 1 OA | 13 | 41.9% |
| 2 OAs | 8 | 25.8% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 16.1% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 6.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 6.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 30 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 70.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 2 | 17 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 76.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 77.8% | 11.1% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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
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2014: Alice
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2025: August memo
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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 Aug. 27, 2026.