Examiner David V. Bruce
Grant ratio: 84.2% (92nd percentile in Art Unit 2875 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.08. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: December 2019
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 63 | 60.1% | 1.81 |
| Group | 351 | 61.2% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 383 | 93.6% |
| 2 OAs | 21 | 5.1% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 0.7% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | 19 | 76.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | 26 | 83.9% |
| 2011 | 36 | 27 | 75.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | 34 | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 45 | 35 | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 27 | 25 | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 32 | 29 | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 49 | 43 | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 51 | 43 | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 39 | 36 | 92.3% |
| 2019 | 31 | 25 | 80.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 409 | 2.0% | 40.3% | 46.0% | 3.7% |
| Action 2 | 26 | 7.7% | 30.8% | 53.8% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 5 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 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%
0.0%
3.0%
2.8%
7.1%
4.0%
2014: Alice
3.2%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
4.7%
2019: PEG
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.