Examiner Ben Michelson
Grant ratio: 63.8% (45th percentile in Art Unit 1625 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.80. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 55.7% | 1.54 |
| 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 | 121 | 49.2% |
| 2 OAs | 97 | 39.4% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 7.3% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 2.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 9 | 47.4% |
| 2012 | 25 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | 25 | 51.0% |
| 2014 | 43 | 30 | 69.8% |
| 2015 | 46 | 34 | 73.9% |
| 2016 | 50 | 35 | 70.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 246 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 40.7% | 18.3% |
| Action 2 | 125 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 36.8% | 24.8% |
| Action 3 | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.4% | 14.3% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 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
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2014: Alice
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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.