Examiner Jerry Rahll
Grant ratio: 81.6% (83rd percentile in Art Unit 2874 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.27. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 78581
- Primary art unit
- 2874
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,302
- Granted applications
- 1,063
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2356
- Supervisor
- Uyen-Chau Le
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2397
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 31 | 52.8% | 1.64 |
| Group | 352 | 60.5% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 1,041 | 80.0% |
| 2 OAs | 195 | 15.0% |
| 3 OAs | 52 | 4.0% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.4% |
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 | 53 | 42 | 79.2% |
| 2009 | 96 | 76 | 79.2% |
| 2010 | 69 | 54 | 78.3% |
| 2011 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2012 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 75 | 64 | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 37 | 34 | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 57 | 53 | 93.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | 45 | 95.7% |
| 2017 | 71 | 65 | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 81 | 79 | 97.5% |
| 2019 | 74 | 65 | 87.8% |
| 2020 | 75 | 68 | 90.7% |
| 2021 | 67 | 65 | 97.0% |
| 2022 | 67 | 61 | 91.0% |
| 2023 | 74 | 70 | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 72 | 69 | 95.8% |
| 2025 | 99 | 49 | 49.5% |
| 2026 | 74 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,300 | 1.2% | 22.5% | 71.3% | 2.8% |
| Action 2 | 259 | 1.2% | 16.6% | 79.5% | 2.7% |
| Action 3 | 64 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 87.5% | 1.6% |
| Action 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 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: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
1.3%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.7%
1.0%
2019: PEG
2.2%
1.3%
4.1%
1.3%
3.9%
2024: AI examples
1.3%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.3%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.