Examiner Brian James Sullivan
Grant ratio: 58.4% (44th percentile in Art Unit 1663 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.56. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 95743
- Primary art unit
- 1663
- Work group
- 1660
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 221
- Granted applications
- 129
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0561
- Supervisor
- Amjad Abraham
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7058
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 52.2% | 1.49 |
| Group | 57 | 59.1% | 1.46 |
| Tech Center | 1,380 | 37.5% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 6 | 2.7% |
| 1 OA | 132 | 59.7% |
| 2 OAs | 41 | 18.6% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 5.9% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 7.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 5.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2022 | 44 | 40 | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 48 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | 9 | 39.1% |
| 2026 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 215 | 1.4% | 10.2% | 25.1% | 33.0% |
| Action 2 | 83 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 53.0% | 26.5% |
| Action 3 | 42 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 69.0% | 19.0% |
| Action 4 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 65.5% | 24.1% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 46.2% | 38.5% |
| Action 6 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 44.4% | 33.3% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2024: AI examples
1.3%
2025: August memo
1.7%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.