Examiner Shean C. Wu
Grant ratio: 92.1% (98th percentile in Art Unit 1722 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.63. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 27 | 54.5% | 2.02 |
| Group | 264 | 46.2% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 453 | 63.0% |
| 2 OAs | 168 | 23.4% |
| 3 OAs | 58 | 8.1% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 3.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 18 | 2.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 45 | 38 | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 100 | 94 | 94.0% |
| 2010 | 105 | 96 | 91.4% |
| 2011 | 85 | 76 | 89.4% |
| 2012 | 98 | 90 | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 77 | 74 | 96.1% |
| 2014 | 83 | 78 | 94.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | 67 | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 719 | 2.4% | 20.9% | 25.3% | 21.8% |
| Action 2 | 266 | 0.0% | 19.5% | 25.2% | 32.7% |
| Action 3 | 98 | 1.0% | 22.4% | 30.6% | 28.6% |
| Action 4 | 40 | 2.5% | 37.5% | 27.5% | 12.5% |
| Action 5 | 18 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2.3%
1.7%
1.9%
3.5%
1.8%
0.7%
2014: Alice
1.5%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
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.