Examiner Brian K Baxter
Grant ratio: 72.4% (52nd percentile in Art Unit 2836 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.17. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2026
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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 | 10 | 2.0% |
| 1 OA | 216 | 42.9% |
| 2 OAs | 135 | 26.8% |
| 3 OAs | 67 | 13.3% |
| 4 OAs | 40 | 7.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 36 | 7.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | 28 | 77.8% |
| 2016 | 38 | 24 | 63.2% |
| 2017 | 41 | 35 | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 43 | 33 | 76.7% |
| 2019 | 48 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | 35 | 72.9% |
| 2021 | 48 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 2022 | 44 | 35 | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 53 | 44 | 83.0% |
| 2024 | 45 | 35 | 77.8% |
| 2025 | 50 | 23 | 46.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 494 | 0.6% | 8.9% | 82.0% | 7.3% |
| Action 2 | 278 | 0.4% | 5.0% | 87.8% | 5.8% |
| Action 3 | 143 | 2.8% | 2.1% | 86.7% | 7.7% |
| Action 4 | 76 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| Action 5 | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| Action 6 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 7 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.6%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2024: AI examples
1.1%
2025: August memo
1.4%
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.