Examiner Laurence Raphael Brothers
Grant ratio: 26.7% (7th percentile in Art Unit 3655 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.41. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99204
- Primary art unit
- 3655
- Work group
- 3650
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 101
- Granted applications
- 27
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1828
- Supervisor
- Ernesto Suarez
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5565
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 62.3% | 1.42 |
| Group | 255 | 56.6% | 1.70 |
| 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 | 69 | 68.3% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 25.7% |
| 3 OAs | 4 | 4.0% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 1.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
| 2025 | 46 | 16 | 34.8% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 101 | 1.0% | 6.9% | 75.2% | 14.9% |
| Action 2 | 32 | 9.4% | 3.1% | 84.4% | 6.3% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.4%
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.