Examiner Nicole King
Grant ratio: 77.1% (77th percentile in Art Unit 2416 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.16. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2019
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 55.2% | 2.01 |
| Group | 166 | 51.7% | 1.94 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 58.4% | 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 | 32 | 31.7% |
| 2 OAs | 30 | 29.7% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 10.9% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 20.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 6.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | 17 | 73.9% |
| 2018 | 30 | 23 | 76.7% |
| 2019 | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 101 | 2.0% | 10.9% | 83.2% | 4.0% |
| Action 2 | 69 | 1.4% | 7.2% | 81.2% | 10.1% |
| Action 3 | 39 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 89.7% | 2.6% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 0.0% | 10.7% | 82.1% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 71.4% | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.8%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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.