Examiner Gene O Crawford
Examiner Gene O Crawford appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 33.3%, they average 1.43 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by ยง103.
Difficulty vs AU
About Average
Difficulty vs Group
About Average
Difficulty vs TC
About Average
Difficulty vs USPTO
About Average
Average OA / Grant
1.43
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Examiner Details
- Observed Examiner Years
- 14 years (2013-2026)
- Phone
- (571) 272-6911
- Predicted Supervisor
- Joseph Thomas
- Supervisor Phone
- (571) 272-8004
- Tech Center
- 3600 - Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review
- Group
- 3650 - Material and Article Handling
Metrics
- Applications Evaluated
- 21
- Granted Applications
- 7
- Non-Granted Applications
- 14
- Avg OA / Grant
- 1.43
- Last OA Observed
- February 2026 (2 months ago)
- Art Units Seen
- 3651
- Work Groups Seen
Context Comparison
| Scope | Examiners | Lifetime Grant Ratio | Avg OA / Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Examiner | 1 | 33.3% | 1.43 |
| Art Unit | 28 | 64.7% | 1.67 |
| Group | 239 | 60.7% | 1.70 |
| Tech Center | 2,337 | 48.0% | 2.11 |
| USPTO | 16,116 | 54.8% | 1.98 |
Grant Timeline
Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.
| Year | Applications | Granted | Grant Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No observed data before 2013; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset. | |||
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| No observed data for 2015-2017. | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| No observed data for 2019-2024. | |||
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
7 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.
Rejection Timeline
| OA # | Office Actions | § 101 Percentage | § 102 Percentage | § 103 Percentage | § 112 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0.0% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| 2 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |