Examiner Stuart Mccommas
Grant ratio: 29.8% (22nd percentile in Art Unit 2629 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.12. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2010
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 43 | 42.6% | 2.03 |
| 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 | 14 | 24.6% |
| 2 OAs | 18 | 31.6% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 22.8% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 17.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 3.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 29 | 7 | 24.1% |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 57 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 93.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 43 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 97.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
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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.