Examiner Samantha Lynn Schachermeyer
Grant ratio: 8.9% (25th percentile in Art Unit 1693 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.14. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99472
- Primary art unit
- 1693
- Work group
- 1690
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 79
- Granted applications
- 7
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5337
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 7 | 14.8% | 1.52 |
| Group | 18 | 12.5% | 1.42 |
| 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 | 2 | 2.5% |
| 1 OA | 41 | 51.9% |
| 2 OAs | 21 | 26.6% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 12.7% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 5.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 30 | 3 | 10.0% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 77 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 71.4% | 2.6% |
| Action 2 | 36 | 2.8% | 5.6% | 86.1% | 8.3% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.2%
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.