Examiner Timothy Sowa
Examiner Timothy Sowa appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 56.8%, they average 2.97 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by ยง103.
Difficulty vs AU
Very Hard
Difficulty vs Group
About Average
Difficulty vs TC
Very Hard
Difficulty vs USPTO
About Average
Average OA / Grant
2.97
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Examiner Details
- Observed Examiner Years
- 14 years (2012-2025)
- Tech Center
- 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
- Group
- 2440 - Computer Networks
Metrics
- Applications Evaluated
- 185
- Granted Applications
- 105
- Non-Granted Applications
- 80
- Avg OA / Grant
- 2.97
- Last OA Observed
- February 2025 (13 months ago)
- Work Groups Seen
Context Comparison
| Scope | Examiners | Lifetime Grant Ratio | Avg OA / Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Examiner | 1 | 56.8% | 2.97 |
| Art Unit | 20 | 60.6% | 2.79 |
| Group | 207 | 56.7% | 2.42 |
| Tech Center | 1,727 | 60.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,116 | 54.8% | 1.98 |
Grant Timeline
Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.
| Year | Applications | Granted | Grant Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No observed data before 2012; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset. | |||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | 14 | 70.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | 13 | 52.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2019 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2021 | 10 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 80.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | 8 | 61.5% |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 80.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| No observed data after 2025; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work. | |||
105 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.
Rejection Timeline
| OA # | Office Actions | § 101 Percentage | § 102 Percentage | § 103 Percentage | § 112 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 187 | 0.0% | 6.4% | 88.8% | 1.1% |
| 2 | 142 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 93.7% | 1.4% |
| 3 | 102 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 97.1% | 1.0% |
| 4 | 77 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 5 | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| 6 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 7 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |