Examiner John S Medley
Grant ratio: 37.8% (83rd percentile in Art Unit 1751 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.76. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98404
- Primary art unit
- 1751
- Work group
- 1750
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 180
- Granted applications
- 68
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-4600
- Supervisor
- Jonathan Leong
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-1292
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 12 | 28.5% | 2.04 |
| Group | 105 | 30.7% | 1.92 |
| Tech Center | 1,816 | 43.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 2.2% |
| 1 OA | 66 | 36.7% |
| 2 OAs | 48 | 26.7% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 12.2% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 12.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 18 | 10.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2024 | 61 | 49 | 80.3% |
| 2025 | 33 | 9 | 27.3% |
| 2026 | 74 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 176 | 0.0% | 8.5% | 60.2% | 11.4% |
| Action 2 | 110 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 90.0% | 2.7% |
| Action 3 | 62 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 91.9% | 4.8% |
| Action 4 | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.5% | 2.5% |
| Action 5 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
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.