Examiner Rury Grisham
Grant ratio: 85.1% (83rd percentile in Art Unit 2672 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.56. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 53.4% | 1.76 |
| Group | 138 | 53.2% | 1.79 |
| 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 | 103 | 64.0% |
| 2 OAs | 35 | 21.7% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 8.7% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 3.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2012 | 57 | 54 | 94.7% |
| 2013 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 20 | 18 | 90.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 161 | 3.7% | 26.7% | 63.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 58 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 82.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 13.0% | 82.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 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
2.2%
1.2%
3.3%
2014: Alice
5.0%
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.