Examiner Ginny Portner
Grant ratio: 64.0% (72nd percentile in Art Unit 1645 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 47.8% | 2.04 |
| Group | 222 | 43.5% | 1.94 |
| 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 | 133 | 40.2% |
| 2 OAs | 105 | 31.7% |
| 3 OAs | 51 | 15.4% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 6.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 20 | 6.0% |
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 | 27 | 11 | 40.7% |
| 2009 | 60 | 31 | 51.7% |
| 2010 | 39 | 16 | 41.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | 22 | 81.5% |
| 2012 | 43 | 33 | 76.7% |
| 2013 | 51 | 39 | 76.5% |
| 2014 | 51 | 34 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 25 | 18 | 72.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 331 | 1.2% | 32.6% | 37.8% | 3.3% |
| Action 2 | 198 | 0.0% | 22.7% | 43.4% | 10.6% |
| Action 3 | 93 | 0.0% | 26.9% | 43.0% | 15.1% |
| Action 4 | 42 | 0.0% | 23.8% | 50.0% | 9.5% |
| Action 5 | 20 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 15.0% |
| Action 6 | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 45.5% | 27.3% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
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%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.2%
2.4%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.