Examiner Albert W. Paladini
Grant ratio: 86.3% (97th percentile in Art Unit 2836 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.06. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 69.9% | 1.68 |
| Group | 354 | 67.0% | 1.58 |
| 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 | 152 | 95.0% |
| 2 OAs | 8 | 5.0% |
| 3 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% |
| 2009 | 56 | 45 | 80.4% |
| 2010 | 67 | 58 | 86.6% |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 160 | 1.9% | 49.4% | 25.0% | 15.0% |
| Action 2 | 8 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% | 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
10.0%
0.0%
2.9%
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.