Examiner Cynthia L Davis
Grant ratio: 52.5% (41st percentile in Art Unit 2863 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.67. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 80493
- Primary art unit
- 2863
- Work group
- 2860
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 244
- Granted applications
- 128
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1599
- Supervisor
- Lisa M Caputo
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2388
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 59.1% | 1.74 |
| Group | 130 | 67.0% | 1.82 |
| Tech Center | 2,428 | 61.6% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 8 | 3.3% |
| 1 OA | 130 | 53.3% |
| 2 OAs | 57 | 23.4% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 8.6% |
| 4 OAs | 15 | 6.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 5.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 12 | 70.6% |
| 2022 | 43 | 30 | 69.8% |
| 2023 | 48 | 38 | 79.2% |
| 2024 | 46 | 32 | 69.6% |
| 2025 | 45 | 16 | 35.6% |
| 2026 | 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 236 | 8.9% | 6.8% | 78.0% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 106 | 10.4% | 2.8% | 79.2% | 5.7% |
| Action 3 | 49 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 89.8% | 2.0% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
3.2%
6.9%
7.6%
2024: AI examples
14.1%
2025: August memo
5.1%
5.3%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.