Examiner Kayla Marie Bennett
Grant ratio: 90.8% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 2913 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97017
- Primary art unit
- 2913
- Work group
- 2900-WG
- Technology center
- 2900
- Applications
- 185
- Granted applications
- 168
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9590
- Supervisor
- Shannon Morgan
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7979
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 89.2% | 1.24 |
| 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 | 115 | 62.2% |
| 2 OAs | 66 | 35.7% |
| 3 OAs | 2 | 1.1% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44 | 43 | 97.7% |
| 2023 | 56 | 55 | 98.2% |
| 2024 | 68 | 65 | 95.6% |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 185 | 0.0% | 16.2% | 3.2% | 78.4% |
| Action 2 | 70 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 2.9% | 81.4% |
| Action 3 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
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%
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.