Examiner Kara E. Geisel
Grant ratio: 72.1% (65th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.49. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 79577
- Primary art unit
- 2877
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 463
- Granted applications
- 334
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2416
- Supervisor
- Allana Bidder
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-5560
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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 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 1 OA | 293 | 63.3% |
| 2 OAs | 114 | 24.6% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 4.8% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 3.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 1.9% |
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 | 61 | 48 | 78.7% |
| 2009 | 63 | 57 | 90.5% |
| 2010 | 60 | 46 | 76.7% |
| 2011 | 67 | 56 | 83.6% |
| 2012 | 61 | 49 | 80.3% |
| 2013 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% |
| 2014 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | 9 | 30.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 454 | 2.6% | 16.3% | 64.8% | 9.5% |
| Action 2 | 161 | 0.6% | 11.8% | 72.0% | 8.7% |
| Action 3 | 47 | 0.0% | 6.4% | 74.5% | 14.9% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 0.0% | 8.0% | 80.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 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: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
4.8%
1.0%
2.9%
3.3%
1.1%
2014: Alice
1.3%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.