Examiner William C. Weinert
Grant ratio: 37.5% (10th percentile in Art Unit 3762 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97122
- Primary art unit
- 3762
- Work group
- 3760
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 176
- Granted applications
- 66
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6988
- 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 | 4 | 2.3% |
| 1 OA | 65 | 36.9% |
| 2 OAs | 63 | 35.8% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 12.5% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 7.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 5.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 44 | 21 | 47.7% |
| 2024 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2025 | 56 | 21 | 37.5% |
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 172 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 91.3% | 1.7% |
| Action 2 | 107 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 95.3% | 0.9% |
| Action 3 | 44 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 93.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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%
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.