Examiner Brook V Schmid
Grant ratio: 14.8% (2nd percentile in Art Unit 3642 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.75. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98247
- Primary art unit
- 3642
- Work group
- 3640
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 108
- Granted applications
- 16
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0141
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 57.4% | 1.76 |
| Group | 281 | 52.9% | 1.75 |
| 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 | 6 | 5.6% |
| 1 OA | 43 | 39.8% |
| 2 OAs | 34 | 31.5% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 10.2% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 7.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 5.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | 9 | 28.1% |
| 2025 | 29 | 4 | 13.8% |
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 102 | 0.0% | 5.9% | 83.3% | 13.7% |
| Action 2 | 59 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.7% | 16.9% |
| Action 3 | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 92.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 78.6% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 6 | 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%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.