Examiner Christen A. Sharpless
Grant ratio: 36.0% (34th percentile in Art Unit 3795 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.25. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95496
- Primary art unit
- 3795
- Work group
- 3790
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 175
- Granted applications
- 63
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2387
- Supervisor
- Mike Carey
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7235
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 49.3% | 2.02 |
| Group | 338 | 38.6% | 2.26 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 70 | 33.7% |
| 2 OAs | 63 | 30.3% |
| 3 OAs | 30 | 14.4% |
| 4 OAs | 30 | 14.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 7.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 29 | 12 | 41.4% |
| 2022 | 36 | 23 | 63.9% |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 60.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% |
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 208 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 92.3% | 0.5% |
| Action 2 | 138 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 95.7% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 75 | 0.0% | 1.3% | 93.3% | 1.3% |
| Action 4 | 45 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.6% | 4.4% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
0.0%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.