Examiner Brian J. Davis
Grant ratio: 80.2% (98th percentile in Art Unit 1612 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 74599
- Primary art unit
- 1612
- Work group
- 1610
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 1,618
- Granted applications
- 1,298
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0638
- Supervisor
- Daniel M. Sullivan
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0779
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 31.9% | 2.35 |
| Group | 217 | 31.1% | 2.42 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 1,082 | 66.9% |
| 2 OAs | 418 | 25.8% |
| 3 OAs | 68 | 4.2% |
| 4 OAs | 26 | 1.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 23 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57 | 44 | 77.2% |
| 2009 | 101 | 73 | 72.3% |
| 2010 | 105 | 91 | 86.7% |
| 2011 | 67 | 59 | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 102 | 92 | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 91 | 81 | 89.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | 91 | 91.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | 72 | 90.0% |
| 2016 | 111 | 93 | 83.8% |
| 2017 | 92 | 80 | 87.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | 83 | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 85 | 71 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 104 | 90 | 86.5% |
| 2021 | 67 | 61 | 91.0% |
| 2022 | 71 | 67 | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 88 | 73 | 83.0% |
| 2024 | 67 | 47 | 70.1% |
| 2025 | 68 | 30 | 44.1% |
| 2026 | 67 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,617 | 4.4% | 18.0% | 21.3% | 32.0% |
| Action 2 | 535 | 3.9% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 20.9% |
| Action 3 | 117 | 1.7% | 45.3% | 23.9% | 14.5% |
| Action 4 | 49 | 0.0% | 59.2% | 20.4% | 10.2% |
| Action 5 | 23 | 0.0% | 65.2% | 17.4% | 4.3% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Action 7 | 9 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Action 9 | 5 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 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
2.2%
4.1%
1.3%
4.1%
3.4%
8.8%
2014: Alice
5.9%
5.4%
4.9%
4.1%
1.4%
2019: PEG
3.3%
5.8%
3.3%
3.1%
3.2%
2024: AI examples
4.1%
2025: August memo
5.6%
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.