Examiner Adam J Behrens
Grant ratio: 69.3% (65th percentile in Art Unit 3671 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.56. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 92295
- Primary art unit
- 3671
- Work group
- 3670
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 589
- Granted applications
- 408
- Examiner phone
- (303) 297-4336
- Supervisor
- Chris Sebesta
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0547
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 34 | 57.4% | 1.61 |
| Group | 238 | 58.8% | 1.84 |
| 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 | 11 | 1.9% |
| 1 OA | 366 | 62.1% |
| 2 OAs | 139 | 23.6% |
| 3 OAs | 45 | 7.6% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 3.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 1.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 14 | 45.2% |
| 2016 | 57 | 36 | 63.2% |
| 2017 | 70 | 50 | 71.4% |
| 2018 | 55 | 41 | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 58 | 47 | 81.0% |
| 2020 | 67 | 57 | 85.1% |
| 2021 | 58 | 52 | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 43 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% |
| 2024 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% |
| 2025 | 56 | 27 | 48.2% |
| 2026 | 40 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 578 | 0.3% | 13.5% | 70.4% | 13.3% |
| Action 2 | 212 | 0.0% | 13.7% | 80.7% | 6.1% |
| Action 3 | 73 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 87.7% | 5.5% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.2%
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.