Examiner Gerald Stevens

Appears inactive Last observed office action: June 2016 (117 months ago).

Examiner Gerald Stevens appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 75.4%, they average 2.11 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 2.11

Export

Word PDF

Create account to export.

Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 10 years (2007-2016)
Tech Center: 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Group: 2810 - Semiconductors A / Memory

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 366
Granted Applications: 276
Non-Granted Applications: 90
Avg OA / Grant: 2.11
Last OA Observed: June 2016 (117 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2817 , 2842 , 2843
Work Groups Seen: 2810 - Semiconductors A / Memory

2840 - Electrical Circuits and Systems

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	75.4%	2.11
Art Unit	42	51.2%	1.60
Group	290	58.7%	1.79
Tech Center	2,370	64.7%	1.69
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	1	0	0.0%
2008	36	22	61.1%
2009	49	37	75.5%
2010	30	23	76.7%
2011	42	39	92.9%
2012	54	45	83.3%
2013	50	34	68.0%
2014	44	37	84.1%
2015	49	33	67.3%
2016	11	6	54.5%
No observed data after 2016; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

276 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	366	0.0%	10.7%	79.5%	8.2%
2	210	0.0%	7.6%	85.7%	5.7%
3	97	0.0%	6.2%	85.6%	7.2%
4	50	0.0%	4.0%	90.0%	6.0%
5	25	0.0%	4.0%	92.0%	4.0%
6	13	0.0%	0.0%	84.6%	15.4%
7	5	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
8	3	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
9	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%