Examiner Valerie Toodle
Grant ratio: 18.3% (9th percentile in Art Unit 1639 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.09. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 18 | 44.9% | 2.16 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 25 | 41.7% |
| 2 OAs | 17 | 28.3% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 18.3% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 11.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | 5 | 26.3% |
| 2014 | 23 | 4 | 17.4% |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 60 | 0.0% | 18.3% | 75.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 2 | 35 | 2.9% | 8.6% | 77.1% | 11.4% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
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%
2014: Alice
2.6%
0.0%
50.0%
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.