Examiner Stephen W. Jackson
Grant ratio: 87.9% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2836 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.05. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 70087
- Primary art unit
- 2836
- Work group
- 2830
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,084
- Granted applications
- 953
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2051
- Supervisor
- Monica Lewis
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1838
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 69.9% | 1.68 |
| Group | 354 | 67.0% | 1.58 |
| Tech Center | 2,413 | 62.4% | 1.69 |
| 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 | 1,048 | 96.7% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 2.4% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 0.6% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
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 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% |
| 2009 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% |
| 2010 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% |
| 2011 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | 56 | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 54 | 47 | 87.0% |
| 2014 | 62 | 57 | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 54 | 47 | 87.0% |
| 2016 | 57 | 55 | 96.5% |
| 2017 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2018 | 58 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2019 | 78 | 75 | 96.2% |
| 2020 | 71 | 67 | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% |
| 2022 | 64 | 60 | 93.8% |
| 2023 | 68 | 64 | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 61 | 59 | 96.7% |
| 2025 | 67 | 41 | 61.2% |
| 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,084 | 1.8% | 27.8% | 25.6% | 0.6% |
| Action 2 | 36 | 2.8% | 36.1% | 44.4% | 5.6% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
27.1%
2019: PEG
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%
2024: AI examples
1.5%
2025: August memo
1.5%
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.