Examiner Robert N. Wieland
Grant ratio: 91.4% (99th percentile in Art Unit 3762 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 59 | 58.2% | 1.97 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 626 | 82.2% |
| 2 OAs | 101 | 13.3% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 3.8% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.3% |
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 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 61 | 52 | 85.2% |
| 2010 | 96 | 82 | 85.4% |
| 2011 | 67 | 59 | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 78 | 68 | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 81 | 77 | 95.1% |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 119 | 112 | 94.1% |
| 2016 | 133 | 121 | 91.0% |
| 2017 | 58 | 58 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 762 | 2.1% | 6.7% | 53.8% | 7.2% |
| Action 2 | 136 | 3.7% | 5.1% | 77.2% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 88.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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%
1.4%
1.6%
0.0%
1.0%
2.4%
2014: Alice
3.1%
1.6%
5.8%
5.0%
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.