Examiner Chad Andrew Reverman
Grant ratio: 20.0% (13th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.82. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98227
- Primary art unit
- 2877
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 110
- Granted applications
- 22
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0079
- Supervisor
- Kara Geisel
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2416
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 58.5% | 1.47 |
| Group | 352 | 60.7% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 2 | 1.8% |
| 1 OA | 41 | 37.3% |
| 2 OAs | 24 | 21.8% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 21.8% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 10.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 6.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | 15 | 46.9% |
| 2025 | 24 | 4 | 16.7% |
| 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 108 | 0.9% | 8.3% | 91.7% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 67 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 92.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 2.3% |
| Action 4 | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 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
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.6%
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.