Examiner The Examiner, To Jennifer Rivard

Appears inactive Last observed office action: May 2025 (11 months ago).

Examiner The Examiner, To Jennifer Rivard appears to be very easy relative to their art unit, group, tech center, and USPTO peers. Their lifetime grant ratio is 97.8%, they average 1.18 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §112 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU Very Easy

Difficulty vs Group Very Easy

Difficulty vs TC Very Easy

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Easy

Average OA / Grant 1.18

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2007-2025)
Tech Center: 2900 - Designs
Group: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 1,023
Granted Applications: 1,000
Non-Granted Applications: 23
Avg OA / Grant: 1.18
Last OA Observed: May 2025 (11 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2911
Work Groups Seen: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	97.8%	1.18
Art Unit	28	96.2%	1.23
Group	461	95.1%	1.19
Tech Center	486	94.9%	1.20
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	18	18	100.0%
2008	45	41	91.1%
2009	54	53	98.1%
2010	44	43	97.7%
2011	34	33	97.1%
2012	52	51	98.1%
2013	55	55	100.0%
2014	48	46	95.8%
2015	66	65	98.5%
2016	80	80	100.0%
2017	90	88	97.8%
2018	55	54	98.2%
2019	51	49	96.1%
2020	79	79	100.0%
2021	64	64	100.0%
2022	68	67	98.5%
2023	62	57	91.9%
2024	54	53	98.1%
2025	4	4	100.0%
No observed data after 2025; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

1,000 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	1,023	0.0%	7.8%	4.5%	72.8%
2	175	0.0%	8.0%	4.0%	79.4%
3	12	0.0%	8.3%	16.7%	66.7%
4	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%