Examiner Raul J Rios Russo
Grant ratio: 77.0% (46th percentile in Art Unit 2867 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.38. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 90396
- Primary art unit
- 2867
- Work group
- 2860
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 652
- Granted applications
- 502
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-3459
- Supervisor
- Huy Phan
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7924
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 72.1% | 1.63 |
| Group | 131 | 67.2% | 1.82 |
| 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 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 509 | 78.1% |
| 2 OAs | 92 | 14.1% |
| 3 OAs | 26 | 4.0% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 2.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 1.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2014 | 46 | 32 | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 26 | 21 | 80.8% |
| 2016 | 43 | 36 | 83.7% |
| 2017 | 45 | 38 | 84.4% |
| 2018 | 47 | 39 | 83.0% |
| 2019 | 59 | 54 | 91.5% |
| 2020 | 50 | 45 | 90.0% |
| 2021 | 44 | 40 | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 47 | 42 | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 66 | 62 | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 63 | 54 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 64 | 35 | 54.7% |
| 2026 | 44 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 651 | 4.9% | 15.1% | 56.1% | 18.0% |
| Action 2 | 142 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 83.8% | 4.9% |
| Action 3 | 50 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 94.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 4 | 24 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.1%
2.8%
2019: PEG
2.5%
0.0%
6.4%
3.8%
10.3%
2024: AI examples
7.7%
2025: August memo
13.6%
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.