Examiner Heidi Hilsmier
Grant ratio: 0.0% (11th percentile in Art Unit 3796 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98784
- Primary art unit
- 3796
- Work group
- 3790
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 42
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2984
- Supervisor
- Carl Layno
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4949
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 20 | 15.3% | 2.38 |
| 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 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 1 OA | 28 | 66.7% |
| 2 OAs | 12 | 28.6% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 2.4% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 41 | 7.3% | 7.3% | 85.4% | 2.4% |
| Action 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 76.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
2025: August memo
16.7%
6.7%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.