Examiner Shick Hom
Grant ratio: 92.2% (88th percentile in Art Unit 2471 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.64. Most common rejection type: §103.
Appears inactive
Last office action in data: June 2018
Examiner record
Save this analysis
Download this examiner report.
Log in / Sign Up to exportPeer comparisons
| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 76.1% | 1.65 |
| Group | 204 | 62.6% | 1.93 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 57.8% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 348 | 61.1% |
| 2 OAs | 149 | 26.1% |
| 3 OAs | 34 | 6.0% |
| 4 OAs | 28 | 4.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2009 | 68 | 59 | 86.8% |
| 2010 | 62 | 57 | 91.9% |
| 2011 | 55 | 48 | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 49 | 48 | 98.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% |
| 2014 | 59 | 58 | 98.3% |
| 2015 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 50 | 45 | 90.0% |
| 2017 | 64 | 59 | 92.2% |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 570 | 2.8% | 13.9% | 45.4% | 25.3% |
| Action 2 | 222 | 8.1% | 15.3% | 50.5% | 11.3% |
| Action 3 | 73 | 5.5% | 19.2% | 67.1% | 5.5% |
| Action 4 | 39 | 2.6% | 15.4% | 74.4% | 5.1% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
7.3%
2.8%
0.0%
2.4%
1.2%
2014: Alice
1.1%
0.0%
14.9%
10.0%
17.4%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.