Examiner Christopher M Crutchfield
Grant ratio: 18.1% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 2466 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: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99664
- Primary art unit
- 2466
- Work group
- 2460
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 105
- Granted applications
- 19
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5308
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 56.7% | 2.32 |
| Group | 225 | 60.1% | 2.07 |
| 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 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 1 OA | 43 | 41.0% |
| 2 OAs | 34 | 32.4% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 13.3% |
| 4 OAs | 11 | 10.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 44 | 12 | 27.3% |
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 104 | 1.0% | 11.5% | 85.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 61 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 82.0% | 3.3% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 76.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.4%
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.