Examiner Susanna Moore
Grant ratio: 61.1% (41st percentile in Art Unit 1624 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.97.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 82304
- Primary art unit
- 1624
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 1,348
- Granted applications
- 823
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9046
- Supervisor
- Jeffrey Murray
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-9023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 52.5% | 1.59 |
| 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 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 607 | 45.0% |
| 2 OAs | 468 | 34.7% |
| 3 OAs | 144 | 10.7% |
| 4 OAs | 70 | 5.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 54 | 4.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| 2008 | 84 | 49 | 58.3% |
| 2009 | 82 | 46 | 56.1% |
| 2010 | 85 | 43 | 50.6% |
| 2011 | 55 | 37 | 67.3% |
| 2012 | 59 | 42 | 71.2% |
| 2013 | 90 | 61 | 67.8% |
| 2014 | 76 | 54 | 71.1% |
| 2015 | 63 | 45 | 71.4% |
| 2016 | 51 | 39 | 76.5% |
| 2017 | 82 | 63 | 76.8% |
| 2018 | 61 | 46 | 75.4% |
| 2019 | 76 | 57 | 75.0% |
| 2020 | 73 | 63 | 86.3% |
| 2021 | 62 | 49 | 79.0% |
| 2022 | 63 | 49 | 77.8% |
| 2023 | 49 | 27 | 55.1% |
| 2024 | 59 | 39 | 66.1% |
| 2025 | 57 | 10 | 17.5% |
| 2026 | 110 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,343 | 0.4% | 12.2% | 17.6% | 24.5% |
| Action 2 | 736 | 0.7% | 13.2% | 25.3% | 20.4% |
| Action 3 | 268 | 0.0% | 14.9% | 32.1% | 12.7% |
| Action 4 | 124 | 0.0% | 17.7% | 37.1% | 13.7% |
| Action 5 | 54 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 40.7% | 11.1% |
| Action 6 | 32 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 43.8% | 3.1% |
| Action 7 | 21 | 0.0% | 19.0% | 28.6% | 4.8% |
| Action 8 | 15 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 13.3% |
| Action 9 | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 60.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 10 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 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%
1.4%
2.2%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.8%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
1.6%
2025: August memo
0.0%
0.7%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.