Examiner Journey F Sumlar
Grant ratio: 59.3% (38th percentile in Art Unit 2872 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.37. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 91971
- Primary art unit
- 2872
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 646
- Granted applications
- 383
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0656
- Supervisor
- Ricky Mack
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2333
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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 | 4 | 0.6% |
| 1 OA | 246 | 38.1% |
| 2 OAs | 181 | 28.0% |
| 3 OAs | 76 | 11.8% |
| 4 OAs | 77 | 11.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 62 | 9.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | 17 | 51.5% |
| 2016 | 47 | 29 | 61.7% |
| 2017 | 62 | 37 | 59.7% |
| 2018 | 57 | 39 | 68.4% |
| 2019 | 69 | 48 | 69.6% |
| 2020 | 60 | 37 | 61.7% |
| 2021 | 51 | 40 | 78.4% |
| 2022 | 48 | 33 | 68.8% |
| 2023 | 59 | 42 | 71.2% |
| 2024 | 55 | 43 | 78.2% |
| 2025 | 48 | 17 | 35.4% |
| 2026 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 642 | 0.8% | 21.2% | 70.2% | 4.4% |
| Action 2 | 396 | 0.3% | 12.9% | 83.3% | 2.8% |
| Action 3 | 215 | 0.5% | 8.8% | 88.4% | 1.9% |
| Action 4 | 139 | 0.7% | 5.0% | 93.5% | 1.4% |
| Action 5 | 62 | 1.6% | 6.5% | 87.1% | 3.2% |
| Action 6 | 40 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 87.5% | 2.5% |
| Action 7 | 19 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 89.5% | 5.3% |
| Action 8 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
2.9%
2025: August memo
2.0%
5.9%
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.