Examiner Kathryn L. Thompson
Grant ratio: 19.1% (9th percentile in Art Unit 3643 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.89. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 41.9% | 2.10 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 28 | 59.6% |
| 2 OAs | 13 | 27.7% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 10.6% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 2.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 47 | 2.1% | 12.8% | 74.5% | 2.1% |
| Action 2 | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 84.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 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
0.0%
7.7%
0.0%
3.6%
2014: Alice
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.