Examiner Vijay Shankar
Grant ratio: 86.1% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2697 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.23. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 70782
- Primary art unit
- 2697
- Work group
- 2620
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 1,139
- Granted applications
- 981
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7682
- Supervisor
- Matthew Eason
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7230
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 12 | 62.0% | 2.12 |
| Group | 279 | 55.5% | 2.00 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| 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 | 941 | 82.6% |
| 2 OAs | 152 | 13.3% |
| 3 OAs | 32 | 2.8% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 0.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.4% |
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 | 54 | 44 | 81.5% |
| 2009 | 39 | 34 | 87.2% |
| 2010 | 72 | 61 | 84.7% |
| 2011 | 72 | 59 | 81.9% |
| 2012 | 81 | 67 | 82.7% |
| 2013 | 52 | 45 | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 60 | 54 | 90.0% |
| 2016 | 55 | 52 | 94.5% |
| 2017 | 65 | 61 | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 67 | 65 | 97.0% |
| 2019 | 59 | 57 | 96.6% |
| 2020 | 57 | 54 | 94.7% |
| 2021 | 58 | 55 | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 72 | 71 | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 65 | 60 | 92.3% |
| 2024 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2025 | 63 | 36 | 57.1% |
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,139 | 3.8% | 51.5% | 11.7% | 4.7% |
| Action 2 | 198 | 1.0% | 45.5% | 25.3% | 4.5% |
| Action 3 | 46 | 0.0% | 34.8% | 32.6% | 2.2% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 35.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
0.0%
1.6%
2.0%
1.0%
5.2%
2014: Alice
7.8%
10.3%
7.9%
6.3%
6.7%
2019: PEG
3.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.4%
2024: AI examples
6.3%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.