Examiner Anthony Seitz
Grant ratio: 32.8% (45th percentile in Art Unit 1629 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.01. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98415
- Primary art unit
- 1629
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 268
- Granted applications
- 88
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-4657
- Supervisor
- Jeffrey Lundgren
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-5541
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 36.2% | 1.91 |
| 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 | 12 | 4.5% |
| 1 OA | 142 | 53.0% |
| 2 OAs | 76 | 28.4% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 9.0% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 3.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 2.2% |
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 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 86 | 54 | 62.8% |
| 2025 | 79 | 32 | 40.5% |
| 2026 | 100 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 256 | 1.6% | 12.5% | 30.5% | 9.4% |
| Action 2 | 114 | 0.0% | 14.0% | 38.6% | 11.4% |
| Action 3 | 38 | 0.0% | 15.8% | 39.5% | 10.5% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 35.7% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
1.8%
2025: August memo
0.0%
0.8%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.