Examiner Peter J. Alley
Grant ratio: 31.3% (37th percentile in Art Unit 3715 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.52. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 79 | 33.7% | 2.29 |
| Group | 173 | 39.0% | 2.15 |
| Tech Center | 2,671 | 48.4% | 2.01 |
| 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 | 39 | 48.8% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 18.8% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 15.0% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 11.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 6.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | 12 | 44.4% |
| 2014 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
| 2016 | 25 | 3 | 12.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 80 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 90.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 41 | 2.4% | 12.2% | 73.2% | 12.2% |
| Action 3 | 26 | 3.8% | 11.5% | 73.1% | 11.5% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 64.3% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 7 | 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
0.0%
1.4%
2014: Alice
6.9%
18.8%
3.8%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.