Examiner Kurtis Nielson
Grant ratio: 87.4% (88th percentile in Art Unit 3616 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.26. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 70.1% | 1.46 |
| Group | 162 | 58.7% | 1.45 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 143 | 75.7% |
| 2 OAs | 42 | 22.2% |
| 3 OAs | 2 | 1.1% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 59 | 50 | 84.7% |
| 2021 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 51 | 42 | 82.4% |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 189 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 84.1% | 9.0% |
| Action 2 | 46 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 93.5% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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
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.