Examiner Matthew Hwang

Examiner Matthew Hwang appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 49.4%, they average 1.56 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU Very Hard

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 1.56

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 5 years (2022-2026)
Phone: (571) 272-1191
Predicted Supervisor: Renee Luebke
Supervisor Phone: (571) 272-2009
Tech Center: 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Group: 2830 - Electrical Circuits and Systems

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 172
Granted Applications: 85
Non-Granted Applications: 87
Avg OA / Grant: 1.56
Last OA Observed: June 2026 (1 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2831 , 2833 , 2844
Work Groups Seen: 2830 - Electrical Circuits and Systems

2840 - Electrical Circuits and Systems

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	49.4%	1.56
Art Unit	37	71.6%	1.51
Group	355	67.4%	1.58
Tech Center	2,395	63.3%	1.69
USPTO	16,348	53.5%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2022; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2022	2	0	0.0%
2023	42	35	83.3%
2024	37	27	73.0%
2025	43	23	53.5%
2026	48	0	0.0%

85 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	172	0.0%	4.7%	53.5%	40.1%
2	85	0.0%	8.2%	71.8%	20.0%
3	30	0.0%	3.3%	83.3%	10.0%
4	19	0.0%	5.3%	73.7%	21.1%
5	7	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%