Examiner Loha Ben
Grant ratio: 92.5% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2872 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.32. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: May 2019
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 102 | 61.9% | 1.70 |
| Group | 351 | 61.2% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 373 | 73.0% |
| 2 OAs | 111 | 21.7% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 4.1% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 1.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | 27 | 96.4% |
| 2009 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2010 | 57 | 53 | 93.0% |
| 2011 | 53 | 49 | 92.5% |
| 2012 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 47 | 40 | 85.1% |
| 2014 | 41 | 38 | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | 42 | 95.5% |
| 2017 | 36 | 34 | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 511 | 0.8% | 26.8% | 9.0% | 49.5% |
| Action 2 | 138 | 0.7% | 29.0% | 11.6% | 43.5% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 44.4% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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%
0.0%
1.5%
0.0%
5.1%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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.