Examiner Harrison Heflin
Grant ratio: 52.3% (54th percentile in Art Unit 3665 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.95. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96238
- Primary art unit
- 3665
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 174
- Granted applications
- 91
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5629
- Supervisor
- Hunter Lonsberry
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7298
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 43.7% | 2.00 |
| Group | 454 | 54.1% | 1.86 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 5 | 2.9% |
| 1 OA | 59 | 33.9% |
| 2 OAs | 66 | 37.9% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 11.5% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 7.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 6.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2022 | 36 | 30 | 83.3% |
| 2023 | 29 | 19 | 65.5% |
| 2024 | 38 | 27 | 71.1% |
| 2025 | 36 | 10 | 27.8% |
| 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 169 | 5.3% | 9.5% | 74.6% | 5.3% |
| Action 2 | 110 | 4.5% | 2.7% | 87.3% | 3.6% |
| Action 3 | 44 | 11.4% | 2.3% | 79.5% | 2.3% |
| Action 4 | 24 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 91.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
2.4%
1.4%
2024: AI examples
12.9%
2025: August memo
4.1%
8.6%
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.