Examiner Laura Daniel
Grant ratio: 73.5% (59th percentile in Art Unit 1624 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.96. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: November 2020
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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 | 198 | 42.6% |
| 2 OAs | 178 | 38.3% |
| 3 OAs | 49 | 10.5% |
| 4 OAs | 29 | 6.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 2.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% |
| 2013 | 56 | 41 | 73.2% |
| 2014 | 54 | 36 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 60 | 42 | 70.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | 61 | 73.5% |
| 2017 | 63 | 48 | 76.2% |
| 2018 | 70 | 54 | 77.1% |
| 2019 | 43 | 31 | 72.1% |
| 2020 | 18 | 15 | 83.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 465 | 2.2% | 12.5% | 40.2% | 15.3% |
| Action 2 | 267 | 0.7% | 18.4% | 43.1% | 17.6% |
| Action 3 | 89 | 0.0% | 13.5% | 47.2% | 25.8% |
| Action 4 | 40 | 0.0% | 17.5% | 52.5% | 17.5% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
2.9%
1.4%
4.2%
0.9%
2019: PEG
0.0%
3.8%
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.