Examiner Jeffrey H Murray
Grant ratio: 82.6% (98th percentile in Art Unit 1624 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.45. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: September 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 54.6% | 1.59 |
| 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 | 720 | 64.2% |
| 2 OAs | 338 | 30.1% |
| 3 OAs | 47 | 4.2% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 1.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2011 | 101 | 76 | 75.2% |
| 2012 | 95 | 77 | 81.1% |
| 2013 | 94 | 83 | 88.3% |
| 2014 | 98 | 74 | 75.5% |
| 2015 | 81 | 63 | 77.8% |
| 2016 | 93 | 79 | 84.9% |
| 2017 | 109 | 94 | 86.2% |
| 2018 | 84 | 73 | 86.9% |
| 2019 | 76 | 67 | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 94 | 81 | 86.2% |
| 2021 | 48 | 42 | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 46 | 41 | 89.1% |
| 2023 | 44 | 35 | 79.5% |
| 2024 | 32 | 22 | 68.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,122 | 0.8% | 15.0% | 8.2% | 45.7% |
| Action 2 | 402 | 0.7% | 15.2% | 8.0% | 49.5% |
| Action 3 | 64 | 1.6% | 29.7% | 7.8% | 35.9% |
| Action 4 | 17 | 0.0% | 23.5% | 17.6% | 35.3% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
0.7%
2014: Alice
0.0%
1.7%
1.5%
1.3%
0.0%
2019: PEG
1.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.