Examiner Billy J. Lactaoen
Grant ratio: 85.7% (66th percentile in Art Unit 2852 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.68. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2018
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 59 | 80.7% | 1.48 |
| Group | 380 | 61.0% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 298 | 54.6% |
| 2 OAs | 160 | 29.3% |
| 3 OAs | 51 | 9.3% |
| 4 OAs | 27 | 4.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 10 | 1.8% |
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 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 46 | 34 | 73.9% |
| 2010 | 52 | 35 | 67.3% |
| 2011 | 65 | 58 | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 49 | 44 | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 77 | 63 | 81.8% |
| 2014 | 53 | 46 | 86.8% |
| 2015 | 43 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2016 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 68 | 62 | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | 23 | 95.8% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 546 | 0.9% | 8.4% | 73.1% | 7.5% |
| Action 2 | 248 | 0.0% | 8.1% | 77.8% | 7.3% |
| Action 3 | 88 | 0.0% | 5.7% | 81.8% | 11.4% |
| Action 4 | 37 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 86.5% | 8.1% |
| Action 5 | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 70.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
2014: Alice
1.3%
1.4%
0.0%
1.1%
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.