Examiner Randy Shay
Grant ratio: 62.8% (63rd percentile in Art Unit 3774 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.47. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 58 | 43.9% | 1.95 |
| Group | 269 | 49.0% | 2.08 |
| 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 | 45 | 30.4% |
| 2 OAs | 42 | 28.4% |
| 3 OAs | 35 | 23.6% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 8.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 14 | 9.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 53 | 33 | 62.3% |
| 2013 | 52 | 30 | 57.7% |
| 2014 | 39 | 26 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 148 | 0.0% | 7.4% | 73.0% | 10.1% |
| Action 2 | 103 | 2.9% | 7.8% | 63.1% | 11.7% |
| Action 3 | 61 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 70.5% | 9.8% |
| Action 4 | 26 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 69.2% | 15.4% |
| Action 5 | 14 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 64.3% | 14.3% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 14.3% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 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%
0.8%
1.9%
2014: Alice
1.5%
33.3%
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.