Examiner James Triggs
Grant ratio: 84.4% (98th percentile in Art Unit 3618 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.23. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 87094
- Primary art unit
- 3618
- Work group
- 3610
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 1,436
- Granted applications
- 1,212
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-3411
- Supervisor
- J. Allen Shriver
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6698
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 67.2% | 1.52 |
| 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 | 1,180 | 82.2% |
| 2 OAs | 196 | 13.6% |
| 3 OAs | 44 | 3.1% |
| 4 OAs | 11 | 0.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | 20 | 64.5% |
| 2011 | 80 | 56 | 70.0% |
| 2012 | 137 | 116 | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 150 | 127 | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 116 | 99 | 85.3% |
| 2015 | 93 | 81 | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 105 | 95 | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 91 | 88 | 96.7% |
| 2018 | 104 | 100 | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 66 | 63 | 95.5% |
| 2020 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% |
| 2021 | 51 | 49 | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2023 | 106 | 101 | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 72 | 67 | 93.1% |
| 2025 | 59 | 33 | 55.9% |
| 2026 | 43 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,436 | 0.3% | 6.0% | 76.3% | 12.7% |
| Action 2 | 256 | 0.4% | 6.3% | 80.9% | 9.8% |
| Action 3 | 60 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 13.3% |
| Action 4 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.4%
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.