Examiner Emilie A Neulen
Grant ratio: 22.1% (81st percentile in Art Unit 1686 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97542
- Primary art unit
- 1686
- Work group
- 1680
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 113
- Granted applications
- 25
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7543
- Supervisor
- Larry D Riggs
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3062
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 12 | 6.8% | 2.59 |
| Group | 68 | 6.4% | 2.37 |
| 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 | 7 | 6.2% |
| 1 OA | 35 | 31.0% |
| 2 OAs | 32 | 28.3% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 13.3% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 15.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 5.3% |
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 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 31 | 16 | 51.6% |
| 2025 | 30 | 5 | 16.7% |
| 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 106 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 61.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 71 | 11.3% | 5.6% | 70.4% | 4.2% |
| Action 3 | 39 | 25.6% | 2.6% | 59.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 24 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 62.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 11 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 12 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 13 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
0.0%
7.4%
2024: AI examples
9.2%
2025: August memo
20.3%
24.4%
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.