Examiner Eric Thomas
Grant ratio: 76.0% (61st percentile in Art Unit 2848 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.57. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 76204
- Primary art unit
- 2848
- Work group
- 2840
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,305
- Granted applications
- 992
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1985
- Supervisor
- Timothy Dole
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2229
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 70.3% | 1.70 |
| 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 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 1 OA | 805 | 61.7% |
| 2 OAs | 331 | 25.4% |
| 3 OAs | 96 | 7.4% |
| 4 OAs | 40 | 3.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 29 | 2.2% |
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 | 63 | 51 | 81.0% |
| 2009 | 72 | 56 | 77.8% |
| 2010 | 58 | 44 | 75.9% |
| 2011 | 73 | 57 | 78.1% |
| 2012 | 72 | 56 | 77.8% |
| 2013 | 74 | 47 | 63.5% |
| 2014 | 67 | 45 | 67.2% |
| 2015 | 60 | 38 | 63.3% |
| 2016 | 65 | 52 | 80.0% |
| 2017 | 79 | 66 | 83.5% |
| 2018 | 63 | 52 | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 79 | 73 | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 72 | 63 | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 60 | 58 | 96.7% |
| 2023 | 75 | 70 | 93.3% |
| 2024 | 61 | 58 | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 83 | 38 | 45.8% |
| 2026 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,301 | 0.5% | 11.5% | 74.4% | 4.6% |
| Action 2 | 496 | 0.2% | 7.3% | 77.2% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 165 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 83.6% | 5.5% |
| Action 4 | 69 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 84.1% | 7.2% |
| Action 5 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.7% | 3.4% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 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%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
1.7%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
1.4%
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.