Examiner Michael K. Tamaru
Grant ratio: 41.8% (9th percentile in Art Unit 2165 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.30. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 55.5% | 2.59 |
| Group | 196 | 60.2% | 2.52 |
| 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 | 15 | 27.3% |
| 2 OAs | 17 | 30.9% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 14.5% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 18.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 7 | 50.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 | 47.1% |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 55 | 0.0% | 10.9% | 89.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 40 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 95.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
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2014: Alice
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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.