Examiner Andre Allen
Grant ratio: 88.0% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2856 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.15. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 78079
- Primary art unit
- 2856
- Work group
- 2850
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,462
- Granted applications
- 1,287
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2174
- Supervisor
- Kristina M Deherrera
- Supervisor phone
- (303) 297-4237
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 70.8% | 1.54 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 1,275 | 87.2% |
| 2 OAs | 160 | 10.9% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 1.4% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 0.3% |
| 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 | 100 | 93 | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 108 | 91 | 84.3% |
| 2010 | 94 | 90 | 95.7% |
| 2011 | 77 | 75 | 97.4% |
| 2012 | 90 | 86 | 95.6% |
| 2013 | 88 | 78 | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 66 | 62 | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 91 | 78 | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 91 | 84 | 92.3% |
| 2018 | 75 | 71 | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 65 | 60 | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 83 | 76 | 91.6% |
| 2021 | 65 | 62 | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 67 | 63 | 94.0% |
| 2023 | 66 | 63 | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 67 | 61 | 91.0% |
| 2025 | 55 | 28 | 50.9% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,461 | 2.8% | 37.4% | 17.0% | 23.1% |
| Action 2 | 186 | 2.7% | 28.0% | 34.9% | 10.2% |
| Action 3 | 26 | 3.8% | 23.1% | 50.0% | 15.4% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
0.8%
4.8%
1.9%
2.3%
1.9%
1.9%
2014: Alice
2.2%
1.3%
3.8%
7.6%
8.5%
2019: PEG
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
1.3%
2024: AI examples
4.1%
2025: August memo
0.0%
7.0%
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.