Examiner Dennis Hancock
Grant ratio: 77.3% (21st percentile in Art Unit 2852 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.55. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 86162
- Primary art unit
- 2852
- Work group
- 2850
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 665
- Granted applications
- 514
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-7547
- Supervisor
- Clayton E. Laballe
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1594
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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 | 9 | 1.4% |
| 1 OA | 408 | 61.4% |
| 2 OAs | 153 | 23.0% |
| 3 OAs | 56 | 8.4% |
| 4 OAs | 32 | 4.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 1.1% |
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 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 43 | 34 | 79.1% |
| 2010 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
| 2011 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% |
| 2012 | 38 | 29 | 76.3% |
| 2013 | 40 | 29 | 72.5% |
| 2014 | 38 | 29 | 76.3% |
| 2015 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 38 | 29 | 76.3% |
| 2017 | 44 | 36 | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 46 | 33 | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 52 | 44 | 84.6% |
| 2020 | 39 | 31 | 79.5% |
| 2021 | 52 | 46 | 88.5% |
| 2022 | 32 | 25 | 78.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | 32 | 97.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | 35 | 92.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | 15 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 656 | 1.8% | 10.4% | 65.2% | 4.4% |
| Action 2 | 248 | 1.2% | 8.5% | 75.4% | 4.8% |
| Action 3 | 95 | 2.1% | 9.5% | 81.1% | 2.1% |
| Action 4 | 39 | 2.6% | 10.3% | 82.1% | 2.6% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
0.0%
2.9%
3.8%
0.0%
1.4%
2014: Alice
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
5.4%
3.4%
2019: PEG
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
2.9%
6.9%
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.