Examiner Michael Carton
Grant ratio: 64.5% (26th percentile in Art Unit 3748 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.88. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 45 | 69.8% | 1.72 |
| 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 | 64 | 51.6% |
| 2 OAs | 37 | 29.8% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 12.1% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 5.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.8% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 42 | 22 | 52.4% |
| 2010 | 52 | 36 | 69.2% |
| 2011 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 124 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 92.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 60 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 95.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 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.