Examiner Bruce F. Bell
Grant ratio: 81.7% (93rd percentile in Art Unit 1759 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.37. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 9 | 53.4% | 1.85 |
| 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 | 350 | 75.1% |
| 2 OAs | 85 | 18.2% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 5.2% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 1.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77 | 60 | 77.9% |
| 2009 | 97 | 71 | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 116 | 96 | 82.8% |
| 2011 | 105 | 89 | 84.8% |
| 2012 | 66 | 60 | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 466 | 0.4% | 26.2% | 48.1% | 3.2% |
| Action 2 | 116 | 0.0% | 24.1% | 50.9% | 9.5% |
| Action 3 | 31 | 0.0% | 25.8% | 51.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 57.1% | 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
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0.8%
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0.0%
1.3%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.