Examiner John Mcguirk
Grant ratio: 58.2% (60th percentile in Art Unit 1798 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.96. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95663
- Primary art unit
- 1798
- Work group
- 1790
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 251
- Granted applications
- 146
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1949
- Supervisor
- Jill Warden
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1267
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 49.1% | 2.19 |
| Group | 303 | 36.3% | 2.12 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 8 | 3.2% |
| 1 OA | 121 | 48.2% |
| 2 OAs | 63 | 25.1% |
| 3 OAs | 25 | 10.0% |
| 4 OAs | 17 | 6.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 17 | 6.8% |
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 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
| 2021 | 37 | 30 | 81.1% |
| 2022 | 34 | 28 | 82.4% |
| 2023 | 36 | 24 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 45 | 35 | 77.8% |
| 2025 | 46 | 24 | 52.2% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 243 | 2.9% | 2.1% | 65.0% | 21.8% |
| Action 2 | 122 | 4.1% | 5.7% | 73.8% | 12.3% |
| Action 3 | 59 | 5.1% | 3.4% | 72.9% | 16.9% |
| Action 4 | 34 | 11.8% | 2.9% | 73.5% | 11.8% |
| Action 5 | 17 | 11.8% | 5.9% | 70.6% | 11.8% |
| Action 6 | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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%
3.1%
2.6%
2.3%
2024: AI examples
5.1%
2025: August memo
9.9%
9.7%
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.