Examiner Patrick J. Connolly
Grant ratio: 85.8% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.33. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: December 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 58.5% | 1.47 |
| Group | 352 | 60.7% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,428 | 61.6% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 120 | 77.4% |
| 2 OAs | 27 | 17.4% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 3.2% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 43 | 34 | 79.1% |
| 2009 | 36 | 31 | 86.1% |
| 2010 | 48 | 42 | 87.5% |
| 2011 | 28 | 26 | 92.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 155 | 2.6% | 41.3% | 38.1% | 3.9% |
| Action 2 | 35 | 2.9% | 31.4% | 25.7% | 5.7% |
| Action 3 | 8 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
4.1%
1.6%
7.1%
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. 9, 2026.