Examiner Nicholas E Brown
Grant ratio: 72.0% (96th percentile in Art Unit 1737 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.11. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2024
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 14 | 40.8% | 2.08 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 62 | 45.6% |
| 2 OAs | 45 | 33.1% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 10.3% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 8.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 35 | 30 | 85.7% |
| 2022 | 33 | 23 | 69.7% |
| 2023 | 29 | 19 | 65.5% |
| 2024 | 19 | 11 | 57.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 136 | 0.7% | 10.3% | 72.8% | 1.5% |
| Action 2 | 74 | 0.0% | 17.6% | 75.7% | 2.7% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 17.2% | 69.0% | 10.3% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 86.7% | 6.7% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
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.