Examiner Kurt J Wolford
Grant ratio: 49.7% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 3762 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.94. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96557
- Primary art unit
- 3762
- Work group
- 3760
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 177
- Granted applications
- 88
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9945
- Supervisor
- Michael G Hoang
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6460
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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 | 94 | 53.1% |
| 2 OAs | 48 | 27.1% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 7.9% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 10.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | 18 | 69.2% |
| 2023 | 34 | 20 | 58.8% |
| 2024 | 34 | 25 | 73.5% |
| 2025 | 51 | 24 | 47.1% |
| 2026 | 31 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 177 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 80.2% | 15.8% |
| Action 2 | 83 | 0.0% | 8.4% | 80.7% | 7.2% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 94.3% | 2.9% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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%
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.