Examiner Gregg Polansky
Grant ratio: 55.5% (63rd percentile in Art Unit 1621 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.89. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 44.8% | 1.73 |
| Group | 252 | 46.0% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| 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 | 296 | 51.8% |
| 2 OAs | 158 | 27.7% |
| 3 OAs | 58 | 10.2% |
| 4 OAs | 36 | 6.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 23 | 4.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | 13 | 43.3% |
| 2012 | 64 | 29 | 45.3% |
| 2013 | 49 | 26 | 53.1% |
| 2014 | 46 | 21 | 45.7% |
| 2015 | 49 | 22 | 44.9% |
| 2016 | 60 | 33 | 55.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | 18 | 48.6% |
| 2018 | 54 | 38 | 70.4% |
| 2019 | 46 | 29 | 63.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | 30 | 68.2% |
| 2021 | 44 | 33 | 75.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | 11 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | 91.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 571 | 1.9% | 7.2% | 43.8% | 14.4% |
| Action 2 | 275 | 1.5% | 7.6% | 50.2% | 19.3% |
| Action 3 | 117 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 59.8% | 17.1% |
| Action 4 | 59 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 61.0% | 15.3% |
| Action 5 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.3% | 4.3% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 58.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 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%
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
6.0%
3.4%
5.1%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
12.5%
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.