Examiner Paul J Skwierawski
Grant ratio: 55.6% (17th percentile in Art Unit 2439 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.44. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96790
- Primary art unit
- 2439
- Work group
- 2430
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 81
- Granted applications
- 45
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2642
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 59.2% | 2.50 |
| Group | 234 | 61.1% | 1.99 |
| Tech Center | 1,771 | 57.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 28 | 34.6% |
| 2 OAs | 24 | 29.6% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 12.3% |
| 4 OAs | 14 | 17.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 6.2% |
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 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 | 76.9% |
| 2024 | 27 | 25 | 92.6% |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 | 53.3% |
| 2026 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 81 | 2.5% | 8.6% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 53 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 94.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 96.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 19 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 94.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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%
1.8%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
2.6%
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.