Examiner Simpson A Chen
Grant ratio: 44.6% (47th percentile in Art Unit 3761 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.41. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95698
- Primary art unit
- 3761
- Work group
- 3760
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 222
- Granted applications
- 99
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6422
- Supervisor
- Steven Crabb
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5095
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 87 | 36.6% | 2.17 |
| Group | 384 | 48.9% | 2.11 |
| 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 | 9 | 4.1% |
| 1 OA | 86 | 38.7% |
| 2 OAs | 63 | 28.4% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 13.1% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 8.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 17 | 7.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | 15 | 57.7% |
| 2022 | 28 | 17 | 60.7% |
| 2023 | 37 | 23 | 62.2% |
| 2024 | 47 | 29 | 61.7% |
| 2025 | 43 | 14 | 32.6% |
| 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 213 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 88.7% | 4.7% |
| Action 2 | 127 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 96.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 64 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 90.6% | 6.3% |
| Action 4 | 35 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.3% | 5.7% |
| Action 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 12.5% |
| Action 7 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.