Examiner Evan T Hulting
Grant ratio: 61.8% (50th percentile in Art Unit 1745 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.94. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 51.9% | 2.06 |
| Group | 214 | 47.7% | 2.05 |
| Tech Center | 1,810 | 43.6% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 31 | 44.9% |
| 2 OAs | 20 | 29.0% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 11.6% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 7.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 7.2% |
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 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 24 | 13 | 54.2% |
| 2022 | 22 | 16 | 72.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 69 | 0.0% | 15.9% | 78.3% | 2.9% |
| Action 2 | 38 | 2.6% | 10.5% | 65.8% | 18.4% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
1.4%
2.3%
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. 9, 2026.