Examiner Simon F Ellis
Grant ratio: 22.9% (26th percentile in Art Unit 2125 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 44.1% | 1.84 |
| Group | 333 | 45.2% | 1.98 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| 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 | 14 | 34.1% |
| 2 OAs | 11 | 26.8% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 24.4% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 12.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 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 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | 27 | 6 | 22.2% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 41 | 7.3% | 4.9% | 80.5% | 2.4% |
| Action 2 | 27 | 48.1% | 0.0% | 51.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 16 | 43.8% | 6.3% | 37.5% | 12.5% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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%
2024: AI examples
23.1%
2025: August memo
35.4%
50.0%
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.