Examiner Tyler D Paige
Grant ratio: 85.6% (85th percentile in Art Unit 3661 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.29. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 88920
- Primary art unit
- 3661
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 1,336
- Granted applications
- 1,143
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-5425
- Supervisor
- Thomas Black
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6956
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 64.5% | 1.76 |
| Group | 452 | 53.2% | 1.86 |
| Tech Center | 2,394 | 45.5% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 1,051 | 78.7% |
| 2 OAs | 204 | 15.3% |
| 3 OAs | 55 | 4.1% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 1.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17 | 14 | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 81 | 70 | 86.4% |
| 2014 | 80 | 77 | 96.3% |
| 2015 | 113 | 104 | 92.0% |
| 2016 | 128 | 112 | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 112 | 103 | 92.0% |
| 2018 | 104 | 96 | 92.3% |
| 2019 | 106 | 100 | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 98 | 89 | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 102 | 98 | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 88 | 80 | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 87 | 82 | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 85 | 75 | 88.2% |
| 2025 | 76 | 43 | 56.6% |
| 2026 | 59 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,335 | 2.9% | 28.1% | 53.9% | 6.6% |
| Action 2 | 284 | 4.6% | 20.8% | 54.9% | 7.7% |
| Action 3 | 80 | 3.8% | 17.5% | 63.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 8.0% | 12.0% | 72.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.8%
0.0%
3.2%
6.3%
2.7%
2019: PEG
2.4%
9.6%
6.3%
2.7%
2.4%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
4.9%
8.5%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.