Examiner Susan Mcfadden
Grant ratio: 91.8% (97th percentile in Art Unit 2658 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.25. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2024
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 60.2% | 1.95 |
| Group | 210 | 59.0% | 1.87 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 680 | 81.0% |
| 2 OAs | 127 | 15.1% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 2.9% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 0.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.4% |
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 | 39 | 34 | 87.2% |
| 2009 | 59 | 51 | 86.4% |
| 2010 | 58 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2011 | 68 | 62 | 91.2% |
| 2012 | 64 | 61 | 95.3% |
| 2013 | 75 | 69 | 92.0% |
| 2014 | 49 | 46 | 93.9% |
| 2015 | 45 | 42 | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 55 | 50 | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 45 | 45 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | 49 | 87.5% |
| 2019 | 53 | 49 | 92.5% |
| 2020 | 43 | 40 | 93.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 41 | 40 | 97.6% |
| 2023 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 839 | 15.3% | 18.8% | 27.3% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 159 | 24.5% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 32 | 18.8% | 25.0% | 21.9% | 6.3% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
23.0%
12.5%
24.3%
23.8%
28.4%
19.1%
2014: Alice
17.7%
13.1%
12.7%
14.5%
25.8%
2019: PEG
12.3%
4.0%
0.0%
9.3%
25.0%
2024: AI examples
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 Oct. 9, 2026.