Examiner Kevin A Johnston
Grant ratio: 68.2% (26th percentile in Art Unit 2844 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.44. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96464
- Primary art unit
- 2844
- Work group
- 2840
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 220
- Granted applications
- 150
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4353
- Supervisor
- Regis Betsch
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7101
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 38 | 71.5% | 1.65 |
| Group | 231 | 68.9% | 1.60 |
| 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 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 1 OA | 141 | 64.1% |
| 2 OAs | 52 | 23.6% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 5.5% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 2.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | 35 | 87.5% |
| 2023 | 51 | 45 | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 43 | 25 | 58.1% |
| 2026 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 214 | 0.5% | 11.7% | 53.7% | 34.6% |
| Action 2 | 73 | 2.7% | 11.0% | 75.3% | 12.3% |
| Action 3 | 21 | 0.0% | 23.8% | 61.9% | 14.3% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
0.0%
2.8%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
1.4%
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.