Examiner Shayne M Gilbertson
Grant ratio: 52.8% (57th percentile in Art Unit 3665 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.04. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95705
- Primary art unit
- 3665
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 216
- Granted applications
- 114
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4862
- Supervisor
- Christian Chace
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4190
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 43.2% | 2.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 95 | 43.8% |
| 2 OAs | 57 | 26.3% |
| 3 OAs | 36 | 16.6% |
| 4 OAs | 20 | 9.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 4.1% |
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 | 10 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | 19 | 61.3% |
| 2023 | 45 | 34 | 75.6% |
| 2024 | 43 | 36 | 83.7% |
| 2025 | 45 | 20 | 44.4% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 217 | 6.0% | 8.8% | 76.5% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 122 | 4.9% | 4.1% | 82.0% | 9.0% |
| Action 3 | 65 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 93.8% | 3.1% |
| Action 4 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
2.2%
2.3%
2024: AI examples
3.4%
2025: August memo
11.6%
9.8%
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.