Examiner Theodore C. Striegel
Grant ratio: 5.9% (41st percentile in Art Unit 1685 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.33. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97183
- Primary art unit
- 1685
- Work group
- 1680
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 101
- Granted applications
- 6
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1860
- Supervisor
- Olivia M. Wise
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2249
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 16 | 6.4% | 2.77 |
| Group | 68 | 6.1% | 2.37 |
| 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 | 8 | 7.9% |
| 1 OA | 28 | 27.7% |
| 2 OAs | 21 | 20.8% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 12.9% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 11.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 18.8% |
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 | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 29 | 2 | 6.9% |
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 93 | 7.5% | 3.2% | 59.1% | 4.3% |
| Action 2 | 65 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 58.5% | 4.6% |
| Action 3 | 44 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 63.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 31 | 12.9% | 6.5% | 64.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 52.6% | 10.5% |
| Action 6 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 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%
6.7%
2024: AI examples
4.3%
2025: August memo
11.3%
12.5%
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.