Examiner Douglas M Slachta
Grant ratio: 72.5% (60th percentile in Art Unit 2193 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
- 92061
- Primary art unit
- 2193
- Work group
- 2190
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 367
- Granted applications
- 266
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0653
- Supervisor
- Chat Do
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3721
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 36 | 55.4% | 1.85 |
| Group | 238 | 52.6% | 2.03 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 163 | 44.3% |
| 2 OAs | 122 | 33.2% |
| 3 OAs | 39 | 10.6% |
| 4 OAs | 29 | 7.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 4.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
| 2016 | 23 | 13 | 56.5% |
| 2017 | 23 | 12 | 52.2% |
| 2018 | 19 | 16 | 84.2% |
| 2019 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | 32 | 84.2% |
| 2021 | 28 | 26 | 92.9% |
| 2022 | 49 | 41 | 83.7% |
| 2023 | 34 | 29 | 85.3% |
| 2024 | 52 | 50 | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 38 | 18 | 47.4% |
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 368 | 11.4% | 4.1% | 81.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 205 | 10.7% | 4.9% | 82.0% | 1.0% |
| Action 3 | 83 | 3.6% | 1.2% | 92.8% | 2.4% |
| Action 4 | 44 | 4.5% | 2.3% | 93.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.6%
4.5%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
7.5%
2024: AI examples
19.7%
2025: August memo
48.1%
48.5%
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.