Examiner Otis L. Thompson, Jr
Grant ratio: 81.8% (88th percentile in Art Unit 2477 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.72. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 84613
- Primary art unit
- 2477
- Work group
- 2470
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 1,055
- Granted applications
- 863
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-1953
- Supervisor
- Chirag G. Shah
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3144
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 66.5% | 2.23 |
| Group | 202 | 63.7% | 1.93 |
| 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 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 623 | 59.1% |
| 2 OAs | 259 | 24.5% |
| 3 OAs | 84 | 8.0% |
| 4 OAs | 44 | 4.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 41 | 3.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | 28 | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 44 | 35 | 79.5% |
| 2010 | 39 | 31 | 79.5% |
| 2011 | 41 | 25 | 61.0% |
| 2012 | 55 | 46 | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 75 | 62 | 82.7% |
| 2014 | 57 | 54 | 94.7% |
| 2015 | 54 | 48 | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 67 | 62 | 92.5% |
| 2017 | 69 | 66 | 95.7% |
| 2018 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% |
| 2019 | 54 | 53 | 98.1% |
| 2020 | 55 | 53 | 96.4% |
| 2021 | 60 | 55 | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 60 | 59 | 98.3% |
| 2024 | 67 | 63 | 94.0% |
| 2025 | 67 | 29 | 43.3% |
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,051 | 3.1% | 13.5% | 71.4% | 4.1% |
| Action 2 | 428 | 0.0% | 7.5% | 88.8% | 1.4% |
| Action 3 | 169 | 0.6% | 4.1% | 93.5% | 1.2% |
| Action 4 | 85 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 97.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 41 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
3.4%
1.7%
0.0%
3.8%
2014: Alice
2.1%
1.1%
2.0%
3.2%
5.0%
2019: PEG
4.6%
4.2%
1.3%
2.9%
1.1%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.