Examiner Clare Ann Gannon
Grant ratio: 92.9% (27th percentile in Art Unit 2919 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.30. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 94.0% | 1.25 |
| Group | 24 | 94.0% | 1.25 |
| 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 | 314 | 71.4% |
| 2 OAs | 110 | 25.0% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 2.5% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | 29 | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 74 | 72 | 97.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | 62 | 98.4% |
| 2020 | 29 | 26 | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% |
| 2023 | 57 | 55 | 96.5% |
| 2024 | 50 | 48 | 96.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 440 | 0.0% | 12.0% | 3.9% | 78.0% |
| Action 2 | 126 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 78.6% |
| Action 3 | 16 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 18.8% | 68.8% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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.