Examiner Examiner Timothy Edwards, Jr. At Telephone Number (571) 272-3067. The Examiner Can Normally Be Reached On Monday-Thursday, 8:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. The Examiner Cannot Be Reached On Fridays. If Attempt To Reach The Examiner By Telephone Are Unsuccessful, The Examiner'S Supervisor, Brian Zimmerman, Can Be Reached At (571) 272-3059. Any Inquiry Of A General Nature Or Relating To The Status Of This Application Should Be Directed To The Group Receptionist

Grant ratio: 79.4% (88th percentile in Art Unit 2612 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.55. Most common rejection type: §103.

Appears inactive Last office action in data: April 2012

Grant ratio 79.4%

Average office actions / grant 1.55

Compared with Art unit Very easy

Compared with Work group Very easy

Compared with Technology center Very easy

Compared with USPTO Very easy

Examiner record

Examiner ID: 72705
Primary art unit: 2612
Work group: 2610
Technology center: 2600
Applications: 136
Granted applications: 108

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Peer comparisons

Group	Examiners	Average grant ratio	Average office actions / grant
Art Unit	45	52.0%	1.75
Group	291	49.1%	1.92
Tech Center	1,754	57.4%	1.88
USPTO	16,475	52.7%	1.98

Office actions per application

Average office actions per application 1.53 208 office actions across 136 applications

Applications with office actions 100.0% 136 applications

Office actions	Applications	Share of applications
No OA observed	0	0.0%
1 OA	89	65.4%
2 OAs	30	22.1%
3 OAs	11	8.1%
4 OAs	4	2.9%
5+ OAs	2	1.5%

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	29	85.3%
2009	43	29	67.4%
2010	32	26	81.3%
2011	24	21	87.5%
2012	3	3	100.0%

Rejections by office-action stage

Office-action stage	Actions observed	§101	§102	§103	§112
Action 1	136	0.7%	12.5%	69.1%	0.7%
Action 2	47	0.0%	8.5%	80.9%	8.5%
Action 3	17	0.0%	11.8%	82.4%	5.9%
Action 4	6	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%
Action 5	2	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%

Section 101 rejections

Last 3 years N/A 0 of 0 office actions

All years 0.5% 1 of 208 office actions

Change N/A Percentage points

Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.

By year

0.0% 2008

1.6% 2009

0.0% 2010

0.0% 2011

0.0% 2012

Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.

PTAB appeals

Matched decisions: 2. Merits outcomes: 2 affirmed, 0 affirmed in part, and 0 reversed.

Full reversal rate: 0.0% 0/2 decisions
Full or partial reversal rate: 0.0% 0/2 decisions
Median appeal duration: 12.9 months
New grounds of rejection: 0

Recent decisions

Decision	Application	Outcome	Issues
Feb. 1, 2012	11/836,793	Affirmed	§102
Jan. 3, 2012	12/019,399	Affirmed	§103

The examiner match uses the last recorded office action before the decision. Reversal rates exclude rehearings, remands, dismissals, and other decisions that did not reach the merits. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.