Examiner Moriah S. Smoot
Grant ratio: 38.9% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 1733 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.08. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97077
- Primary art unit
- 1733
- Work group
- 1730
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 157
- Granted applications
- 61
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2634
- Supervisor
- Keith Hendricks
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1401
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 53.6% | 2.02 |
| Group | 191 | 48.8% | 1.97 |
| 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 | 9 | 5.7% |
| 1 OA | 53 | 33.8% |
| 2 OAs | 45 | 28.7% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 18.5% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 6.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 7.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 45 | 27 | 60.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | 23 | 67.6% |
| 2025 | 27 | 10 | 37.0% |
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 148 | 0.7% | 4.1% | 79.7% | 6.8% |
| Action 2 | 95 | 2.1% | 1.1% | 80.0% | 7.4% |
| Action 3 | 50 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 74.0% | 12.0% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 81.0% | 4.8% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63.6% | 18.2% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
2.9%
2025: August memo
2.4%
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.