Examiner Kelsey L. Mcwilliams
Grant ratio: 39.7% (35th percentile in Art Unit 1663 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.40. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98517
- Primary art unit
- 1663
- Work group
- 1660
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 131
- Granted applications
- 52
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-4704
- Supervisor
- Amjad Abraham
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7058
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 52.2% | 1.49 |
| Group | 57 | 59.1% | 1.46 |
| Tech Center | 1,380 | 37.5% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.8% |
| 1 OA | 73 | 55.7% |
| 2 OAs | 30 | 22.9% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 8.4% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 9.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.3% |
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 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 46 | 13 | 28.3% |
| 2026 | 40 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 130 | 3.8% | 6.9% | 34.6% | 33.8% |
| Action 2 | 57 | 0.0% | 14.0% | 43.9% | 35.1% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 7.4% | 51.9% | 33.3% |
| Action 4 | 16 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 62.5% | 25.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
7.1%
2024: AI examples
2.4%
2025: August memo
1.1%
2.3%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.