Examiner Don Le
Grant ratio: 93.8% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2844 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2022
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 38 | 71.5% | 1.65 |
| Group | 231 | 68.9% | 1.60 |
| 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 | 654 | 81.4% |
| 2 OAs | 119 | 14.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 2.6% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 1.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 | 53 | 51 | 96.2% |
| 2009 | 62 | 58 | 93.5% |
| 2010 | 44 | 40 | 90.9% |
| 2011 | 28 | 24 | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 50 | 47 | 94.0% |
| 2013 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 51 | 46 | 90.2% |
| 2015 | 63 | 62 | 98.4% |
| 2016 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 81 | 76 | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 79 | 76 | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 75 | 72 | 96.0% |
| 2020 | 71 | 67 | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 43 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 803 | 1.5% | 28.9% | 46.3% | 4.0% |
| Action 2 | 149 | 1.3% | 24.8% | 54.4% | 2.7% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 76.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
0.0%
2.9%
2.2%
9.1%
3.4%
0.0%
2014: Alice
3.2%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.2%
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.