Examiner Lisa M Caputo
Grant ratio: 11.6% (10th percentile in Art Unit 2874 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.25. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 78788
- Primary art unit
- 2874
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 69
- Granted applications
- 8
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2388
- 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 | 53.4% | 1.64 |
| 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 | 3 | 4.3% |
| 1 OA | 50 | 72.5% |
| 2 OAs | 11 | 15.9% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 4.3% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 1.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 66 | 0.0% | 12.1% | 84.8% | 1.5% |
| Action 2 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.