Examiner Elizabeth Ann Laughlin
Grant ratio: 13.5% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 3762 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.67. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99438
- Primary art unit
- 3762
- Work group
- 3760
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 89
- Granted applications
- 12
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5924
- Supervisor
- Michael Hoang
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6460
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 59 | 58.2% | 1.97 |
| Group | 384 | 48.9% | 2.11 |
| Tech Center | 2,671 | 48.4% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 4.5% |
| 1 OA | 37 | 41.6% |
| 2 OAs | 30 | 33.7% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 14.6% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 5.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2025 | 36 | 9 | 25.0% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 85 | 0.0% | 1.2% | 82.4% | 9.4% |
| Action 2 | 48 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 10.4% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 5.6% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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.