Examiner Samuel Dilan Rutnam
Grant ratio: 26.9% (7th percentile in Art Unit 2471 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.21. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98881
- Primary art unit
- 2471
- Work group
- 2470
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 108
- Granted applications
- 29
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1374
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| 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 | 53 | 49.1% |
| 2 OAs | 28 | 25.9% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 12.0% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 3.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 10 | 9.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% |
| 2025 | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 108 | 1.9% | 16.7% | 80.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 55 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 94.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 7.4% | 92.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 10 | 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: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.8%
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.