Examiner David S. Baker
Grant ratio: 73.9% (34th percentile in Art Unit 2884 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 2010
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 68.1% | 1.63 |
| 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 | 57 | 51.4% |
| 2 OAs | 39 | 35.1% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 9.0% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 2.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 1.8% |
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 | 52 | 33 | 63.5% |
| 2009 | 37 | 27 | 73.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 111 | 1.8% | 5.4% | 88.3% | 3.6% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 1.9% | 5.6% | 87.0% | 5.6% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 66.7% | 13.3% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 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%
1.6%
7.7%
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.