Examiner Andrew Kerr
Grant ratio: 96.8% (56th percentile in Art Unit 2917 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.31. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 93259
- Primary art unit
- 2917
- Work group
- 2900-WG
- Technology center
- 2900
- Applications
- 599
- Granted applications
- 580
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2642
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 95.7% | 1.22 |
| 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 | 444 | 74.1% |
| 2 OAs | 132 | 22.0% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 2.5% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 1.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | 89 | 98.9% |
| 2018 | 72 | 71 | 98.6% |
| 2019 | 103 | 101 | 98.1% |
| 2020 | 70 | 68 | 97.1% |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 54 | 52 | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 58 | 56 | 96.6% |
| 2024 | 42 | 39 | 92.9% |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 599 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 89.1% |
| Action 2 | 155 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 87.7% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 13.0% | 8.7% | 78.3% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 75.0% |
| Action 5 | 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%
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.