Examiner Nathan Danielsen
Grant ratio: 68.6% (53rd percentile in Art Unit 2622 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 81526
- Primary art unit
- 2622
- Work group
- 2620
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 977
- Granted applications
- 670
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4248
- Supervisor
- Wayne Young
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7582
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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 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 1 OA | 504 | 51.6% |
| 2 OAs | 278 | 28.5% |
| 3 OAs | 99 | 10.1% |
| 4 OAs | 50 | 5.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 40 | 4.1% |
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 | 44 | 18 | 40.9% |
| 2009 | 62 | 30 | 48.4% |
| 2010 | 50 | 25 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 66 | 40 | 60.6% |
| 2012 | 62 | 37 | 59.7% |
| 2013 | 58 | 39 | 67.2% |
| 2014 | 44 | 33 | 75.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | 34 | 77.3% |
| 2016 | 50 | 38 | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 56 | 45 | 80.4% |
| 2018 | 44 | 32 | 72.7% |
| 2019 | 53 | 39 | 73.6% |
| 2020 | 47 | 35 | 74.5% |
| 2021 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 61 | 59 | 96.7% |
| 2024 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2025 | 48 | 22 | 45.8% |
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 971 | 0.9% | 5.7% | 72.0% | 6.9% |
| Action 2 | 467 | 0.4% | 4.1% | 79.0% | 6.0% |
| Action 3 | 189 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 78.8% | 8.5% |
| Action 4 | 90 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 80.0% | 8.9% |
| Action 5 | 40 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 72.5% | 10.0% |
| Action 6 | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 7 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 8 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 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%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2014: Alice
0.0%
1.2%
1.1%
3.7%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
1.1%
0.0%
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.