Examiner Michele Flood
Grant ratio: 44.7% (64th percentile in Art Unit 1655 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.77. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 29.7% | 2.10 |
| Group | 208 | 40.4% | 2.00 |
| 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 | 135 | 57.0% |
| 2 OAs | 59 | 24.9% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 8.9% |
| 4 OAs | 17 | 7.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38 | 15 | 39.5% |
| 2009 | 54 | 26 | 48.1% |
| 2010 | 30 | 15 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 48 | 20 | 41.7% |
| 2012 | 39 | 17 | 43.6% |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2014 | 15 | 8 | 53.3% |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 237 | 0.8% | 10.5% | 60.8% | 11.8% |
| Action 2 | 102 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 68.6% | 13.7% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53.5% | 34.9% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 27.3% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 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
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
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.