Examiner James Palmer
Grant ratio: 68.5% (69th percentile in Art Unit 3733 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.82. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 55.9% | 2.14 |
| Group | 289 | 50.3% | 2.22 |
| 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 | 36 | 49.3% |
| 2 OAs | 27 | 37.0% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 6.8% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 4.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 2.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35 | 23 | 65.7% |
| 2012 | 32 | 23 | 71.9% |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 73 | 0.0% | 12.3% | 86.3% | 1.4% |
| Action 2 | 37 | 0.0% | 24.3% | 75.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
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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.