Examiner James Ryan Mcginnity
Grant ratio: 21.4% (6th percentile in Art Unit 3771 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.27. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97421
- Primary art unit
- 3771
- Work group
- 3770
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 154
- Granted applications
- 33
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0573
- Supervisor
- Elizabeth Houston
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7134
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 72 | 53.8% | 1.94 |
| Group | 269 | 49.0% | 2.08 |
| Tech Center | 2,671 | 48.4% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 1.3% |
| 1 OA | 44 | 28.6% |
| 2 OAs | 38 | 24.7% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 11.7% |
| 4 OAs | 25 | 16.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 27 | 17.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 59.1% |
| 2024 | 26 | 14 | 53.8% |
| 2025 | 55 | 6 | 10.9% |
| 2026 | 51 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 152 | 0.7% | 18.4% | 73.7% | 2.6% |
| Action 2 | 108 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 79.6% | 0.9% |
| Action 3 | 70 | 0.0% | 8.6% | 85.7% | 2.9% |
| Action 4 | 52 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 92.3% | 3.8% |
| Action 5 | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 7.4% |
| Action 6 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.4% | 5.6% |
| Action 7 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.7%
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.