Examiner Peter G O'Sullivan
Grant ratio: 65.1% (73rd percentile in Art Unit 1621 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.32. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: December 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 44.8% | 1.73 |
| Group | 252 | 46.0% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 112 | 67.5% |
| 2 OAs | 46 | 27.7% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 4.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20 | 13 | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 56 | 33 | 58.9% |
| 2010 | 32 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | 32 | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 166 | 0.6% | 3.0% | 56.0% | 12.7% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 0.0% | 7.4% | 64.8% | 3.7% |
| Action 3 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 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
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1.3%
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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.