Examiner Todd D. Jacobs
Grant ratio: 43.3% (4th percentile in Art Unit 3746 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.93. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 43 | 50.0% | 2.10 |
| Group | 444 | 57.6% | 1.86 |
| 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 | 61 | 38.9% |
| 2 OAs | 56 | 35.7% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 12.7% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 8.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| 2009 | 59 | 17 | 28.8% |
| 2010 | 48 | 29 | 60.4% |
| 2011 | 34 | 15 | 44.1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 157 | 0.0% | 8.9% | 89.8% | 0.6% |
| Action 2 | 96 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 90.6% | 2.1% |
| Action 3 | 40 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 20 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 85.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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.
By year
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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.