Examiner Matthew Stephens
Grant ratio: 48.3% (28th percentile in Art Unit 3725 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.20. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 92656
- Primary art unit
- 3725
- Work group
- 3720
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 209
- Granted applications
- 101
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6722
- Supervisor
- Chris Templeton
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-1477
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 59 | 50.7% | 1.72 |
| Group | 316 | 50.9% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 2,685 | 47.8% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 11 | 5.3% |
| 1 OA | 83 | 39.7% |
| 2 OAs | 54 | 25.8% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 9.6% |
| 4 OAs | 24 | 11.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 17 | 8.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | 19 | 67.9% |
| 2022 | 33 | 23 | 69.7% |
| 2023 | 32 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | 20 | 74.1% |
| 2025 | 32 | 11 | 34.4% |
| 2026 | 53 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 198 | 1.0% | 10.1% | 71.7% | 14.6% |
| Action 2 | 115 | 0.0% | 38.3% | 47.8% | 12.2% |
| Action 3 | 61 | 0.0% | 29.5% | 63.9% | 4.9% |
| Action 4 | 41 | 0.0% | 31.7% | 61.0% | 7.3% |
| Action 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 35.3% | 58.8% | 5.9% |
| Action 6 | 11 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 72.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.6%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.