Examiner Alexander Volkov
Grant ratio: 12.2% (32nd percentile in Art Unit 1677 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.50. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97184
- Primary art unit
- 1677
- Work group
- 1670
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 131
- Granted applications
- 16
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1899
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 28.3% | 2.25 |
| Group | 87 | 29.3% | 1.91 |
| Tech Center | 1,383 | 37.4% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 15 | 11.5% |
| 1 OA | 45 | 34.4% |
| 2 OAs | 24 | 18.3% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 9.2% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 12.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 14.5% |
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 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2024 | 30 | 5 | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 36 | 5 | 13.9% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 116 | 4.3% | 11.2% | 52.6% | 11.2% |
| Action 2 | 71 | 4.2% | 7.0% | 76.1% | 5.6% |
| Action 3 | 47 | 6.4% | 2.1% | 63.8% | 12.8% |
| Action 4 | 35 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 11.4% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 73.7% | 10.5% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| Action 7 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 11 | 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
0.0%
5.7%
2024: AI examples
3.6%
2025: August memo
1.2%
6.6%
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.