Examiner Tiffany N Grooms
Grant ratio: 39.0% (41st percentile in Art Unit 1636 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.08. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95266
- Primary art unit
- 1636
- Work group
- 1630
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 231
- Granted applications
- 90
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3771
- Supervisor
- Jennifer Dunston
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2916
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 37.8% | 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 | 29 | 12.6% |
| 1 OA | 80 | 34.6% |
| 2 OAs | 44 | 19.0% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 9.5% |
| 4 OAs | 25 | 10.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 31 | 13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
| 2021 | 24 | 15 | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 29 | 17 | 58.6% |
| 2023 | 36 | 17 | 47.2% |
| 2024 | 35 | 23 | 65.7% |
| 2025 | 37 | 12 | 32.4% |
| 2026 | 60 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 202 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 44.6% | 10.4% |
| Action 2 | 122 | 2.5% | 7.4% | 49.2% | 9.0% |
| Action 3 | 78 | 1.3% | 5.1% | 56.4% | 3.8% |
| Action 4 | 56 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 66.1% | 3.6% |
| Action 5 | 31 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 67.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 72.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 15 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 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
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
2.8%
2.3%
2024: AI examples
2.2%
2025: August memo
6.0%
2.6%
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.