Examiner Anh Tran
Grant ratio: 87.0% (82nd percentile in Art Unit 2844 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.23. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 76497
- Primary art unit
- 2844
- Work group
- 2840
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,133
- Granted applications
- 986
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1813
- Supervisor
- Alexander H Taningco
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-8048
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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 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 926 | 81.7% |
| 2 OAs | 173 | 15.3% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 1.8% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 0.6% |
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 | 73 | 69 | 94.5% |
| 2009 | 75 | 64 | 85.3% |
| 2010 | 85 | 80 | 94.1% |
| 2011 | 82 | 68 | 82.9% |
| 2012 | 58 | 52 | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 65 | 56 | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 71 | 60 | 84.5% |
| 2015 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 61 | 59 | 96.7% |
| 2017 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% |
| 2019 | 70 | 63 | 90.0% |
| 2020 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% |
| 2021 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 45 | 40 | 88.9% |
| 2023 | 52 | 50 | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 50 | 46 | 92.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | 24 | 58.5% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,129 | 2.1% | 32.1% | 44.0% | 5.3% |
| Action 2 | 203 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 50.2% | 5.4% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 0.0% | 26.7% | 63.3% | 3.3% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 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
4.5%
3.1%
1.0%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.1%
1.4%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
2.2%
0.0%
5.0%
0.0%
4.8%
2024: AI examples
1.7%
2025: August memo
2.1%
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.