Examiner Jamar Ray
Grant ratio: 67.4% (25th percentile in Art Unit 2856 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.78. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 70.8% | 1.54 |
| Group | 380 | 61.0% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 100 | 54.3% |
| 2 OAs | 48 | 26.1% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 12.0% |
| 4 OAs | 11 | 6.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | 26 | 65.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | 24 | 63.2% |
| 2014 | 37 | 28 | 75.7% |
| 2015 | 33 | 20 | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 20 | 18 | 90.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 184 | 3.8% | 1.1% | 62.5% | 23.9% |
| Action 2 | 84 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 17.9% |
| Action 3 | 36 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 77.8% | 8.3% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Action 6 | 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
2.9%
1.4%
3.7%
2014: Alice
3.1%
0.0%
4.8%
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.