Examiner Seth Brown
Grant ratio: 29.7% (41st percentile in Art Unit 3786 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.22. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97099
- Primary art unit
- 3786
- Work group
- 3780
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 172
- Granted applications
- 51
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5642
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 27.9% | 2.33 |
| Group | 298 | 41.0% | 1.90 |
| Tech Center | 2,685 | 47.8% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 16 | 9.3% |
| 1 OA | 72 | 41.9% |
| 2 OAs | 49 | 28.5% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 8.7% |
| 4 OAs | 15 | 8.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 2.9% |
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 | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| 2023 | 36 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 41 | 22 | 53.7% |
| 2025 | 33 | 13 | 39.4% |
| 2026 | 44 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 156 | 1.9% | 4.5% | 75.6% | 3.2% |
| Action 2 | 84 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.1% | 2.4% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9% | 2.9% |
| Action 4 | 20 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 80.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
5.7%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.7%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.