Examiner Jose M. Diaz
Grant ratio: 82.5% (85th percentile in Art Unit 2879 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.25. Most common rejection type: §103.
Recently active
Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 82872
- Primary art unit
- 2879
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 681
- Granted applications
- 562
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9822
- Supervisor
- James R Greece
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3711
Save this analysis
Download this examiner report.
Log in / Sign Up to exportPeer comparisons
| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 64.2% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 1 OA | 560 | 82.2% |
| 2 OAs | 90 | 13.2% |
| 3 OAs | 23 | 3.4% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 0.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2012 | 51 | 37 | 72.5% |
| 2013 | 56 | 44 | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 60 | 52 | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 33 | 27 | 81.8% |
| 2017 | 44 | 40 | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% |
| 2019 | 40 | 36 | 90.0% |
| 2020 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 37 | 35 | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 34 | 33 | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 39 | 36 | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 47 | 28 | 59.6% |
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 679 | 1.3% | 28.1% | 56.4% | 3.2% |
| Action 2 | 119 | 0.0% | 21.8% | 73.9% | 2.5% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 86.2% | 3.4% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.2%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.2%
0.0%
5.3%
2.6%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
4.2%
4.2%
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.