Examiner Magda Cruz
Grant ratio: 82.9% (80th percentile in Art Unit 2882 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.35. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 78146
- Primary art unit
- 2882
- Work group
- 2880
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 885
- Granted applications
- 734
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2114
- Supervisor
- Toan Ton
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2303
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 70.6% | 1.84 |
| Group | 164 | 64.9% | 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 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 658 | 74.4% |
| 2 OAs | 164 | 18.5% |
| 3 OAs | 43 | 4.9% |
| 4 OAs | 15 | 1.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 0.5% |
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 | 34 | 24 | 70.6% |
| 2009 | 26 | 18 | 69.2% |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2011 | 41 | 38 | 92.7% |
| 2012 | 59 | 56 | 94.9% |
| 2013 | 57 | 42 | 73.7% |
| 2014 | 46 | 38 | 82.6% |
| 2015 | 40 | 38 | 95.0% |
| 2016 | 64 | 60 | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 55 | 52 | 94.5% |
| 2018 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 63 | 60 | 95.2% |
| 2020 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% |
| 2021 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% |
| 2022 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 66 | 59 | 89.4% |
| 2024 | 44 | 37 | 84.1% |
| 2025 | 52 | 23 | 44.2% |
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 884 | 0.7% | 34.0% | 51.6% | 7.5% |
| Action 2 | 226 | 0.4% | 22.6% | 61.1% | 11.5% |
| Action 3 | 62 | 0.0% | 9.7% | 75.8% | 8.1% |
| Action 4 | 19 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 73.7% | 10.5% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 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: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
3.6%
0.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.5%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.6%
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.