Examiner Charles R Brawner
Grant ratio: 59.7% (46th percentile in Art Unit 3762 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.01. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 94704
- Primary art unit
- 3762
- Work group
- 3760
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 226
- Granted applications
- 135
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0228
- Supervisor
- Steve Mcallister
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6785
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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 | 8 | 3.5% |
| 1 OA | 93 | 41.2% |
| 2 OAs | 76 | 33.6% |
| 3 OAs | 28 | 12.4% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 5.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 4.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2020 | 28 | 25 | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 36 | 25 | 69.4% |
| 2022 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% |
| 2023 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% |
| 2024 | 30 | 22 | 73.3% |
| 2025 | 35 | 13 | 37.1% |
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 218 | 0.5% | 4.1% | 68.3% | 18.3% |
| Action 2 | 125 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 74.4% | 20.0% |
| Action 3 | 49 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 89.8% | 6.1% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
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.