Examiner Kevin G. Barry Iii
Grant ratio: 33.6% (11th percentile in Art Unit 3779 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.38. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 14 | 50.0% | 2.35 |
| 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 | 34 | 29.3% |
| 2 OAs | 36 | 31.0% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 16.4% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 18.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 5.2% |
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 | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| 2012 | 39 | 15 | 38.5% |
| 2013 | 42 | 14 | 33.3% |
| 2014 | 17 | 6 | 35.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 116 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 86.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 82 | 0.0% | 8.5% | 90.2% | 1.2% |
| Action 3 | 46 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 93.5% | 2.2% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 7.4% | 92.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 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
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2014: Alice
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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.