Examiner Brian Young
Grant ratio: 96.1% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2845 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.09. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: March 2021
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 67.0% | 1.67 |
| Group | 231 | 68.9% | 1.60 |
| 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 | 839 | 93.2% |
| 2 OAs | 51 | 5.7% |
| 3 OAs | 7 | 0.8% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74 | 72 | 97.3% |
| 2009 | 77 | 73 | 94.8% |
| 2010 | 73 | 67 | 91.8% |
| 2011 | 77 | 70 | 90.9% |
| 2012 | 83 | 79 | 95.2% |
| 2013 | 78 | 74 | 94.9% |
| 2014 | 84 | 80 | 95.2% |
| 2015 | 66 | 64 | 97.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | 71 | 98.6% |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 53 | 52 | 98.1% |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 900 | 2.2% | 60.9% | 28.0% | 0.1% |
| Action 2 | 61 | 1.6% | 57.4% | 21.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 70.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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%
3.4%
1.2%
0.0%
5.9%
2.3%
2014: Alice
1.1%
4.0%
1.3%
1.4%
0.0%
2019: PEG
3.6%
5.3%
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.