Examiner Jeremy C. Norris
Grant ratio: 80.5% (74th percentile in Art Unit 2847 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.30. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 77216
- Primary art unit
- 2847
- Work group
- 2840
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,010
- Granted applications
- 813
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1932
- Supervisor
- Timothy Thompson
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2342
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 62.9% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 777 | 76.9% |
| 2 OAs | 187 | 18.5% |
| 3 OAs | 35 | 3.5% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 1.0% |
| 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 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2009 | 83 | 63 | 75.9% |
| 2010 | 70 | 54 | 77.1% |
| 2011 | 65 | 52 | 80.0% |
| 2012 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 81 | 64 | 79.0% |
| 2014 | 58 | 50 | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 41 | 32 | 78.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | 40 | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 37 | 33 | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 45 | 43 | 95.6% |
| 2019 | 44 | 42 | 95.5% |
| 2020 | 77 | 77 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 56 | 55 | 98.2% |
| 2023 | 41 | 38 | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 54 | 52 | 96.3% |
| 2025 | 72 | 26 | 36.1% |
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,010 | 0.2% | 38.4% | 58.0% | 1.7% |
| Action 2 | 233 | 0.4% | 34.8% | 60.9% | 2.1% |
| Action 3 | 46 | 0.0% | 28.3% | 60.9% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 11 | 0.0% | 36.4% | 54.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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%
1.1%
1.3%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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.