Examiner Thomas West
Grant ratio: 12.9% (8th percentile in Art Unit 3621 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.25. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 23.3% | 3.54 |
| Group | 364 | 26.3% | 2.84 |
| Tech Center | 2,394 | 45.5% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 22 | 71.0% |
| 2 OAs | 6 | 19.4% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 3.2% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 6.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 31 | 3.2% | 29.0% | 64.5% | 3.2% |
| Action 2 | 9 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
5.6%
0.0%
16.7%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.