Examiner Natalie A. Pass
Grant ratio: 37.5% (61st percentile in Art Unit 3686 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.71. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 32.1% | 2.69 |
| Group | 285 | 28.7% | 2.80 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 31 | 55.4% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 26.8% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 10.7% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 7.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 18 | 8 | 44.4% |
| 2013 | 21 | 8 | 38.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 56 | 1.8% | 7.1% | 85.7% | 3.6% |
| Action 2 | 25 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 84.0% | 12.0% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 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
33.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
20.0%
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.