Examiner Gary O'Neill
Grant ratio: 75.3% (71st percentile in Art Unit 2872 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.15. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 102 | 61.9% | 1.70 |
| Group | 351 | 61.2% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 158 | 44.9% |
| 2 OAs | 108 | 30.7% |
| 3 OAs | 31 | 8.8% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 6.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 32 | 9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
| 2013 | 55 | 47 | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 43 | 34 | 79.1% |
| 2015 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2016 | 37 | 23 | 62.2% |
| 2017 | 34 | 21 | 61.8% |
| 2018 | 36 | 31 | 86.1% |
| 2019 | 59 | 45 | 76.3% |
| 2020 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 352 | 1.1% | 32.4% | 57.7% | 0.6% |
| Action 2 | 194 | 0.5% | 24.7% | 69.1% | 0.5% |
| Action 3 | 86 | 0.0% | 25.6% | 72.1% | 1.2% |
| Action 4 | 55 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 32 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 65.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 20 | 0.0% | 35.0% | 65.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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%
0.0%
2014: Alice
2.3%
0.9%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.9%
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.