Examiner Daniel R Miller
Grant ratio: 61.4% (51st percentile in Art Unit 2863 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.83. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 43 | 58.3% | 1.73 |
| Group | 131 | 67.2% | 1.82 |
| 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 | 87 | 49.2% |
| 2 OAs | 55 | 31.1% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 10.7% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 7.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.7% |
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 | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
| 2022 | 37 | 31 | 83.8% |
| 2023 | 43 | 33 | 76.7% |
| 2024 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% |
| 2025 | 34 | 10 | 29.4% |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 177 | 2.8% | 5.1% | 72.3% | 19.2% |
| Action 2 | 90 | 14.4% | 1.1% | 81.1% | 1.1% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 5.7% | 2.9% | 82.9% | 8.6% |
| Action 4 | 16 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 6.3% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
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%
3.1%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
5.3%
2025: August memo
13.7%
26.1%
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.