Examiner Johnnie L. Smith
Grant ratio: 82.0% (80th percentile in Art Unit 2881 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.28. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: March 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 56.3% | 1.64 |
| Group | 164 | 64.9% | 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 | 146 | 75.3% |
| 2 OAs | 36 | 18.6% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 4.1% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 1.0% |
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 | 31 | 30 | 96.8% |
| 2009 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | 21 | 75.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | 21 | 75.0% |
| 2012 | 43 | 34 | 79.1% |
| 2013 | 36 | 29 | 80.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 194 | 2.6% | 31.4% | 59.3% | 1.0% |
| Action 2 | 48 | 0.0% | 27.1% | 68.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 91.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
2.0%
1.7%
2.6%
2014: Alice
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.