Examiner Kyle Nottingham
Grant ratio: 28.7% (30th percentile in Art Unit 1621 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98176
- Primary art unit
- 1621
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 167
- Granted applications
- 48
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0640
- Supervisor
- Clinton Brooks
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7682
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 43.0% | 1.73 |
| Group | 256 | 44.8% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 1,383 | 37.4% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 2.4% |
| 1 OA | 85 | 50.9% |
| 2 OAs | 43 | 25.7% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 12.6% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 4.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | 26 | 68.4% |
| 2025 | 42 | 14 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | 71 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 163 | 0.0% | 10.4% | 44.2% | 11.7% |
| Action 2 | 78 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 53.8% | 12.8% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 48.6% | 11.4% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.3% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 12 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 13 | 2 | 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%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.