Examiner Jason Whipkey
Grant ratio: 81.0% (97th percentile in Art Unit 2622 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.79. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 58.1% | 1.87 |
| Group | 279 | 55.5% | 2.00 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 113 | 53.8% |
| 2 OAs | 50 | 23.8% |
| 3 OAs | 27 | 12.9% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 5.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 3.8% |
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 | 33 | 24 | 72.7% |
| 2009 | 65 | 52 | 80.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | 34 | 89.5% |
| 2011 | 45 | 38 | 84.4% |
| 2012 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 210 | 1.4% | 10.5% | 69.0% | 16.2% |
| Action 2 | 97 | 2.1% | 8.2% | 70.1% | 16.5% |
| Action 3 | 47 | 2.1% | 8.5% | 78.7% | 6.4% |
| Action 4 | 20 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 70.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
2.5%
1.3%
0.0%
2.9%
16.7%
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.