Examiner Jennifer S Spence
Grant ratio: 32.6% (45th percentile in Art Unit 1633 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.17. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97349
- Primary art unit
- 1633
- Work group
- 1630
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 178
- Granted applications
- 58
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-8590
- Supervisor
- Christopher M Babic
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-8507
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 31 | 37.5% | 2.18 |
| Group | 245 | 37.4% | 2.18 |
| 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 | 14 | 7.9% |
| 1 OA | 60 | 33.7% |
| 2 OAs | 55 | 30.9% |
| 3 OAs | 28 | 15.7% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 5.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 12 | 6.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | 26 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | 67.9% |
| 2025 | 45 | 11 | 24.4% |
| 2026 | 64 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 164 | 1.2% | 1.8% | 62.8% | 4.9% |
| Action 2 | 104 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 80.8% | 2.9% |
| Action 3 | 49 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 75.5% | 6.1% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.0% | 9.5% |
| Action 5 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 91.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 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%
1.1%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.3%
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.