Examiner Pedro C Fernandez
Grant ratio: 69.3% (32nd percentile in Art Unit 2844 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.78. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 91050
- Primary art unit
- 2844
- Work group
- 2840
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 270
- Granted applications
- 187
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7050
- Supervisor
- William Boddie
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0666
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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 | 2 | 0.7% |
| 1 OA | 140 | 51.9% |
| 2 OAs | 77 | 28.5% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 8.1% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 3.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 20 | 7.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% |
| 2015 | 24 | 22 | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 31 | 22 | 71.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | 22 | 71.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | 15 | 71.4% |
| 2019 | 15 | 12 | 80.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | 15 | 60.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | 23 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 | 76.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 | 76.9% |
| 2025 | 17 | 12 | 70.6% |
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 268 | 0.7% | 25.4% | 71.6% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 128 | 0.0% | 19.5% | 79.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 51 | 0.0% | 17.6% | 78.4% | 3.9% |
| Action 4 | 29 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 75.9% | 6.9% |
| Action 5 | 20 | 0.0% | 15.0% | 85.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
1.4%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.