Examiner Tye W Abell
Grant ratio: 79.0% (88th percentile in Art Unit 3644 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.42. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 93895
- Primary art unit
- 3644
- Work group
- 3640
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 519
- Granted applications
- 410
- Examiner phone
- (303) 297-4408
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 33 | 68.3% | 1.55 |
| 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 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 1 OA | 358 | 69.0% |
| 2 OAs | 117 | 22.5% |
| 3 OAs | 27 | 5.2% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 1.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 96 | 87 | 90.6% |
| 2020 | 64 | 53 | 82.8% |
| 2021 | 64 | 53 | 82.8% |
| 2022 | 77 | 61 | 79.2% |
| 2023 | 63 | 49 | 77.8% |
| 2024 | 50 | 46 | 92.0% |
| 2025 | 46 | 22 | 47.8% |
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 516 | 0.8% | 20.5% | 67.1% | 10.9% |
| Action 2 | 158 | 0.6% | 16.5% | 77.2% | 5.1% |
| Action 3 | 41 | 0.0% | 14.6% | 82.9% | 2.4% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 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%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2024: AI examples
3.1%
2025: August memo
1.9%
5.9%
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.