Examiner Stephen C. Smith
Grant ratio: 80.6% (50th percentile in Art Unit 2896 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.39. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: March 2019
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 79.6% | 1.86 |
| Group | 288 | 53.7% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 88 | 34.1% |
| 2 OAs | 89 | 34.5% |
| 3 OAs | 30 | 11.6% |
| 4 OAs | 24 | 9.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 27 | 10.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 12 | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 40 | 24 | 60.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | 20 | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 51 | 42 | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | 42 | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 258 | 0.4% | 4.7% | 90.7% | 1.2% |
| Action 2 | 170 | 0.0% | 8.8% | 84.1% | 5.9% |
| Action 3 | 81 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 88.9% | 6.2% |
| Action 4 | 51 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 94.1% | 2.0% |
| Action 5 | 27 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 92.6% | 3.7% |
| Action 6 | 17 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 94.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Action 8 | 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%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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.