Examiner Davin Seol
Grant ratio: 42.0% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 3662 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.45. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96250
- Primary art unit
- 3662
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 207
- Granted applications
- 87
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6488
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 55.2% | 1.96 |
| Group | 454 | 54.1% | 1.86 |
| 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 | 4 | 1.9% |
| 1 OA | 74 | 35.7% |
| 2 OAs | 61 | 29.5% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 14.0% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 10.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 18 | 8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 36 | 23 | 63.9% |
| 2023 | 30 | 18 | 60.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | 21 | 53.8% |
| 2025 | 50 | 21 | 42.0% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 203 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 90.1% | 3.4% |
| Action 2 | 129 | 8.5% | 0.8% | 86.0% | 2.3% |
| Action 3 | 68 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 80.9% | 11.8% |
| Action 4 | 39 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 74.4% | 2.6% |
| Action 5 | 18 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 72.2% | 11.1% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 12.5% |
| 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%
1.0%
3.8%
2024: AI examples
6.7%
2025: August memo
8.7%
12.7%
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.