Examiner Gary F Paumen
Grant ratio: 82.1% (80th percentile in Art Unit 2833 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.36. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 61100
- Primary art unit
- 2833
- Work group
- 2830
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 2,025
- Granted applications
- 1,663
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2013
- Supervisor
- Christopher Koehler
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3560
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 71.2% | 1.51 |
| Group | 354 | 67.0% | 1.58 |
| Tech Center | 2,413 | 62.4% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 1,533 | 75.7% |
| 2 OAs | 353 | 17.4% |
| 3 OAs | 68 | 3.4% |
| 4 OAs | 44 | 2.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 26 | 1.3% |
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 | 95 | 86 | 90.5% |
| 2009 | 135 | 119 | 88.1% |
| 2010 | 134 | 115 | 85.8% |
| 2011 | 88 | 79 | 89.8% |
| 2012 | 103 | 93 | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 99 | 86 | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 119 | 105 | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 84 | 76 | 90.5% |
| 2016 | 144 | 127 | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 108 | 97 | 89.8% |
| 2018 | 121 | 108 | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 112 | 96 | 85.7% |
| 2020 | 100 | 89 | 89.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | 70 | 84.3% |
| 2022 | 88 | 78 | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 84 | 73 | 86.9% |
| 2024 | 117 | 105 | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 122 | 61 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | 89 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 2,024 | 1.2% | 21.8% | 65.8% | 1.5% |
| Action 2 | 491 | 0.4% | 16.9% | 72.1% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 138 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 83.3% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 70 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 78.6% | 2.9% |
| Action 5 | 26 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 73.1% | 3.8% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 80.0% | 13.3% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 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%
0.6%
0.0%
1.0%
1.7%
2.9%
2014: Alice
2.3%
1.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
1.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2.1%
3.1%
2024: AI examples
1.2%
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.