Examiner Sydney L Kline
Grant ratio: 14.8% (11th percentile in Art Unit 1729 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.67. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99888
- Primary art unit
- 1729
- Work group
- 1720
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 81
- Granted applications
- 12
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1729
- Supervisor
- Ula Ruddock
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1481
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 43.7% | 2.45 |
| Group | 274 | 44.1% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,816 | 43.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 1.2% |
| 1 OA | 29 | 35.8% |
| 2 OAs | 30 | 37.0% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 13.6% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 8.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 3.7% |
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 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | 9 | 31.0% |
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 80 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 97.5% | 1.3% |
| Action 2 | 51 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.2% | 3.9% |
| Action 3 | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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 Oct. 30, 2026.