Examiner Nelson Alvarado
Grant ratio: 46.2% (36th percentile in Art Unit 3783 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.31. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97096
- Primary art unit
- 3783
- Work group
- 3780
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 104
- Granted applications
- 48
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5452
- Supervisor
- Bhisma Mehta
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3383
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 81 | 45.6% | 1.98 |
| Group | 298 | 41.0% | 1.90 |
| Tech Center | 2,685 | 47.8% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 2.9% |
| 1 OA | 50 | 48.1% |
| 2 OAs | 28 | 26.9% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 15.4% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 4.8% |
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 | 7 | 6 | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 | 84.6% |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 87.5% |
| 2025 | 25 | 13 | 52.0% |
| 2026 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 101 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 69.3% | 17.8% |
| Action 2 | 51 | 2.0% | 25.5% | 64.7% | 2.0% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 17.4% | 82.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 71.4% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. 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%
1.7%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.