Examiner L. Calve
Grant ratio: 97.7% (60th percentile in Art Unit 2912 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.33. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 89331
- Primary art unit
- 2912
- Work group
- 2900-WG
- Technology center
- 2900
- Applications
- 894
- Granted applications
- 873
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7939
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 34 | 96.3% | 1.20 |
| Group | 461 | 94.9% | 1.19 |
| Tech Center | 486 | 94.6% | 1.20 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 624 | 69.8% |
| 2 OAs | 247 | 27.6% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 2.1% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | 100.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | 75 | 98.7% |
| 2014 | 42 | 41 | 97.6% |
| 2015 | 64 | 62 | 96.9% |
| 2016 | 112 | 111 | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 140 | 138 | 98.6% |
| 2018 | 72 | 70 | 97.2% |
| 2019 | 94 | 93 | 98.9% |
| 2020 | 84 | 81 | 96.4% |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 43 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2024 | 36 | 34 | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 894 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 87.2% |
| Action 2 | 270 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 75.6% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 73.9% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
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
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 Aug. 27, 2026.