Examiner Robert E. Carter Iii
Grant ratio: 7.7% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 2694 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.80. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 48.8% | 2.24 |
| Group | 96 | 51.2% | 2.11 |
| 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 | 9.2% |
| 1 OA | 5 | 7.7% |
| 2 OAs | 36 | 55.4% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 7.7% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 7.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 12.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 59 | 0.0% | 13.6% | 81.4% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 81.5% | 3.7% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 88.9% | 5.6% |
| Action 4 | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 84.6% | 7.7% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 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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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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.