Examiner Rachael Sojin Stone
Grant ratio: 39.7% (73rd percentile in Art Unit 3686 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.39. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 94830
- Primary art unit
- 3686
- Work group
- 3680
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 141
- Granted applications
- 56
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-8798
- Supervisor
- Marc Jimenez
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4530
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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 | 55 | 37.2% |
| 2 OAs | 39 | 26.4% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 13.5% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 8.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 22 | 14.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | 17 | 68.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | 20 | 76.9% |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2025 | 19 | 4 | 21.1% |
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 148 | 6.8% | 25.0% | 65.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 93 | 28.0% | 7.5% | 60.2% | 1.1% |
| Action 3 | 54 | 44.4% | 5.6% | 48.1% | 1.9% |
| Action 4 | 34 | 47.1% | 0.0% | 52.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 22 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 83.3% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
13.0%
33.8%
56.8%
2024: AI examples
47.5%
2025: August memo
36.2%
41.4%
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.