Examiner Schuyler Milton
Grant ratio: 72.6% (63rd percentile in Art Unit 1676 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.18. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 4 | 73.6% | 1.84 |
| Group | 87 | 29.3% | 1.91 |
| Tech Center | 1,383 | 37.4% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 46 | 39.3% |
| 2 OAs | 32 | 27.4% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 17.1% |
| 4 OAs | 15 | 12.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | 20 | 76.9% |
| 2014 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2015 | 36 | 28 | 77.8% |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 117 | 2.6% | 12.8% | 72.6% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 71 | 0.0% | 9.9% | 81.7% | 2.8% |
| Action 3 | 39 | 2.6% | 7.7% | 82.1% | 5.1% |
| Action 4 | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 84.2% | 5.3% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
2.9%
4.7%
5.9%
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. 30, 2026.