Examiner Sandra Zingarelli
Grant ratio: 1.4% (9th percentile in Art Unit 1653 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99256
- Primary art unit
- 1653
- Work group
- 1650
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 74
- Granted applications
- 1
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1799
- Supervisor
- Sharmila Landau
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0614
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 28.7% | 2.39 |
| Group | 208 | 40.4% | 2.00 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 1.4% |
| 1 OA | 31 | 41.9% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 35.1% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 14.9% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 6.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | 1 | 3.4% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 73 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 69.9% | 8.2% |
| Action 2 | 42 | 2.4% | 9.5% | 83.3% | 7.1% |
| Action 3 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.1%
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.