Examiner Santosh Sharma
Grant ratio: 38.6% (31st percentile in Art Unit 1663 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.89. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97346
- Primary art unit
- 1663
- Work group
- 1660
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 158
- Granted applications
- 61
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-8440
- Supervisor
- Amjad A. 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 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 1 OA | 74 | 46.8% |
| 2 OAs | 47 | 29.7% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 10.1% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 8.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 7 | 4.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 | 76.5% |
| 2024 | 40 | 30 | 75.0% |
| 2025 | 52 | 17 | 32.7% |
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 157 | 0.6% | 12.1% | 38.9% | 21.7% |
| Action 2 | 83 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 51.8% | 24.1% |
| Action 3 | 36 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 47.2% | 22.2% |
| Action 4 | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| Action 5 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 28.6% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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%
2024: AI examples
1.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.