Examiner Eric Talbert
Grant ratio: 2.4% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 1758 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99618
- Primary art unit
- 1758
- Work group
- 1750
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 83
- Granted applications
- 2
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5538
- Supervisor
- Maris Kessel
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7698
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 22.5% | 1.83 |
| Group | 103 | 31.8% | 1.92 |
| 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 | 38 | 45.8% |
| 2 OAs | 20 | 24.1% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 15.7% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 12.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 2.4% |
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 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | 3.7% |
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 83 | 2.4% | 3.6% | 81.9% | 4.8% |
| Action 2 | 45 | 4.4% | 26.7% | 55.6% | 17.8% |
| Action 3 | 25 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 76.0% | 12.0% |
| Action 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.1%
6.3%
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.