Examiner Sefra D. Manos
Grant ratio: 5.5% (13th percentile in Art Unit 3792 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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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 | 52 | 39.5% | 2.30 |
| Group | 334 | 38.9% | 2.25 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 19 | 34.5% |
| 2 OAs | 22 | 40.0% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 20.0% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 5.5% |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | 2 | 7.1% |
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 55 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 94.5% | 1.8% |
| Action 2 | 36 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 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
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.