Examiner Gay Ann Spahn
Grant ratio: 44.3% (20th percentile in Art Unit 3635 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.51. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2024
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 27 | 46.5% | 1.85 |
| Group | 182 | 51.6% | 1.79 |
| 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 | 136 | 72.3% |
| 2 OAs | 32 | 17.0% |
| 3 OAs | 17 | 9.0% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57 | 22 | 38.6% |
| 2009 | 41 | 12 | 29.3% |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | 22 | 61.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 188 | 0.0% | 11.2% | 73.9% | 9.0% |
| Action 2 | 52 | 0.0% | 17.3% | 73.1% | 7.7% |
| Action 3 | 20 | 0.0% | 15.0% | 70.0% | 15.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
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0.0%
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2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
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.