Examiner David R Deal
Grant ratio: 72.3% (74th percentile in Art Unit 3753 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.51. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 74647
- Primary art unit
- 3753
- Work group
- 3750
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 564
- Granted applications
- 408
- Examiner phone
- (469) 295-9216
- Supervisor
- Craig M Schneider
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3607
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 64 | 60.5% | 1.70 |
| Group | 162 | 53.1% | 1.75 |
| 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 | 16 | 2.8% |
| 1 OA | 370 | 65.6% |
| 2 OAs | 120 | 21.3% |
| 3 OAs | 41 | 7.3% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 2.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2017 | 55 | 36 | 65.5% |
| 2018 | 70 | 52 | 74.3% |
| 2019 | 58 | 51 | 87.9% |
| 2020 | 58 | 52 | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% |
| 2022 | 59 | 46 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | 44 | 88.0% |
| 2024 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2025 | 43 | 18 | 41.9% |
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 548 | 0.2% | 13.1% | 69.0% | 12.2% |
| Action 2 | 178 | 0.0% | 10.7% | 80.3% | 5.1% |
| Action 3 | 58 | 0.0% | 17.2% | 69.0% | 12.1% |
| Action 4 | 17 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 70.6% | 11.8% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
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%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.0%
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.