Examiner Suresh K Suryawanshi
Grant ratio: 84.7% (88th percentile in Art Unit 2116 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.35. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 79197
- Primary art unit
- 2116
- Work group
- 2110
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 1,087
- Granted applications
- 921
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3668
- Supervisor
- Shah Kamini
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2279
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 35 | 64.4% | 1.81 |
| Group | 214 | 64.2% | 1.69 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 808 | 74.3% |
| 2 OAs | 221 | 20.3% |
| 3 OAs | 39 | 3.6% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 0.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 0.6% |
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 | 58 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2009 | 65 | 55 | 84.6% |
| 2010 | 68 | 57 | 83.8% |
| 2011 | 51 | 50 | 98.0% |
| 2012 | 62 | 58 | 93.5% |
| 2013 | 59 | 57 | 96.6% |
| 2014 | 51 | 44 | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 42 | 35 | 83.3% |
| 2016 | 54 | 45 | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 63 | 60 | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 62 | 49 | 79.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | 49 | 81.7% |
| 2021 | 60 | 55 | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 71 | 64 | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 57 | 55 | 96.5% |
| 2024 | 66 | 57 | 86.4% |
| 2025 | 53 | 27 | 50.9% |
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,083 | 2.1% | 43.6% | 42.9% | 3.5% |
| Action 2 | 275 | 2.5% | 26.2% | 40.7% | 5.8% |
| Action 3 | 54 | 1.9% | 24.1% | 44.4% | 5.6% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 0.0% | 26.7% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 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
3.8%
3.6%
4.7%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
1.7%
1.4%
2.1%
8.8%
2019: PEG
0.0%
3.2%
1.1%
1.2%
1.4%
2024: AI examples
2.6%
2025: August memo
1.8%
3.6%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.