Examiner Laura E. Martin

Examiner Laura E. Martin appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 72.0%, they average 1.87 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 Very Easy

Average OA / Grant 1.87

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2008-2026)
Phone: (571) 272-2160
Predicted Supervisor: Tricia Bianco
Supervisor Phone: (571) 272-4940
Tech Center: 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Group: 2850 - Printing / Measuring and Testing

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 492
Granted Applications: 354
Non-Granted Applications: 138
Avg OA / Grant: 1.87
Last OA Observed: March 2026 (3 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2853 , 2855
Work Groups Seen: 2850 - Printing / Measuring and Testing

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	72.0%	1.87
Art Unit	52	64.4%	1.63
Group	372	63.2%	1.66
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
No observed data before 2008; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2008	58	43	74.1%
2009	63	45	71.4%
2010	80	54	67.5%
2011	85	65	76.5%
2012	75	62	82.7%
2013	61	51	83.6%
2014	47	33	70.2%
2015	9	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2016-2024.
2025	8	1	12.5%
2026	6	0	0.0%

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

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	491	0.0%	6.1%	89.0%	1.0%
2	252	0.0%	2.0%	90.5%	2.0%
3	118	0.0%	0.0%	90.7%	0.8%
4	59	0.0%	0.0%	89.8%	0.0%
5	22	0.0%	0.0%	90.9%	4.5%
6	10	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%	10.0%
7	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
8	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%