Examiner Michael J. Burrage
Grant ratio: 20.5% (5th percentile in Art Unit 3735 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.50. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 43 | 43.8% | 2.08 |
| Group | 289 | 49.9% | 2.22 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 20 | 51.3% |
| 2 OAs | 18 | 46.2% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 2.6% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2013 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 39 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 66.7% | 2.6% |
| Action 2 | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 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
6.7%
2.7%
2014: Alice
0.0%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.