Examiner Errol Fernandes
Grant ratio: 78.7% (69th percentile in Art Unit 2894 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 85789
- Primary art unit
- 2894
- Work group
- 2890
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 826
- Granted applications
- 650
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-7433
- Supervisor
- Britt Hanley
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3042
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 19 | 68.5% | 1.95 |
| Group | 288 | 53.7% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 1 OA | 503 | 60.9% |
| 2 OAs | 207 | 25.1% |
| 3 OAs | 59 | 7.1% |
| 4 OAs | 34 | 4.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 2.3% |
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 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2009 | 34 | 19 | 55.9% |
| 2010 | 41 | 21 | 51.2% |
| 2011 | 42 | 21 | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | 36 | 76.6% |
| 2013 | 50 | 41 | 82.0% |
| 2014 | 53 | 43 | 81.1% |
| 2015 | 57 | 49 | 86.0% |
| 2016 | 43 | 39 | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 41 | 39 | 95.1% |
| 2018 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2019 | 56 | 55 | 98.2% |
| 2020 | 41 | 36 | 87.8% |
| 2021 | 53 | 52 | 98.1% |
| 2022 | 48 | 47 | 97.9% |
| 2023 | 54 | 52 | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 40 | 39 | 97.5% |
| 2025 | 41 | 23 | 56.1% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 822 | 0.1% | 11.7% | 85.9% | 2.4% |
| Action 2 | 319 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 89.7% | 1.6% |
| Action 3 | 112 | 0.0% | 9.8% | 90.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 53 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 88.7% | 3.8% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 94.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 11 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
1.7%
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.