Examiner Examiner, John Voytek
Grant ratio: 97.2% (54th percentile in Art Unit 2916 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.29. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: February 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 96.3% | 1.23 |
| Group | 461 | 94.9% | 1.19 |
| Tech Center | 486 | 94.6% | 1.20 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 0.3% |
| 1 OA | 628 | 72.8% |
| 2 OAs | 210 | 24.3% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 1.9% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 85 | 85 | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 86 | 83 | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 107 | 103 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 89 | 86 | 96.6% |
| 2020 | 161 | 157 | 97.5% |
| 2021 | 112 | 110 | 98.2% |
| 2022 | 96 | 95 | 99.0% |
| 2023 | 77 | 73 | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 860 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 83.6% |
| Action 2 | 232 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 89.7% |
| Action 3 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.