Examiner Richelle Shelton
Grant ratio: 95.1% (20th percentile in Art Unit 2916 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: February 2022
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 96.3% | 1.23 |
| Group | 461 | 94.9% | 1.19 |
| Tech Center | 486 | 94.6% | 1.20 |
| 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 | 289 | 63.9% |
| 2 OAs | 136 | 30.1% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 4.6% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | 13 | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 47 | 46 | 97.9% |
| 2014 | 82 | 82 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | 48 | 98.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | 73 | 97.3% |
| 2017 | 71 | 67 | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 49 | 39 | 79.6% |
| 2019 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 452 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 8.6% | 63.9% |
| Action 2 | 163 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 13.5% | 58.9% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 25.9% | 48.1% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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2014: Alice
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2019: PEG
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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.