Examiner Dominick Anthony Mulder
Grant ratio: 44.3% (40th percentile in Art Unit 3667 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.93. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96686
- Primary art unit
- 3667
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 131
- Granted applications
- 58
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3610
- Supervisor
- Vivek Koppikar
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-5109
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 51.3% | 1.86 |
| 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 | 3 | 2.3% |
| 1 OA | 61 | 46.6% |
| 2 OAs | 38 | 29.0% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 10.7% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 9.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.3% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | 12 | 57.1% |
| 2023 | 26 | 15 | 57.7% |
| 2024 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | 11 | 29.7% |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 128 | 1.6% | 10.2% | 82.0% | 1.6% |
| Action 2 | 67 | 29.9% | 10.4% | 34.3% | 25.4% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 6.9% | 75.9% | 17.2% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 6 | 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
0.0%
4.4%
8.6%
2024: AI examples
12.1%
2025: August memo
8.8%
13.0%
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.