Examiner Ashley Gao
Grant ratio: 30.0% (41st percentile in Art Unit 1678 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.44. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97531
- Primary art unit
- 1678
- Work group
- 1670
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 150
- Granted applications
- 45
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5695
- Supervisor
- Charles Capozzi
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3638
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 15 | 23.5% | 2.22 |
| Group | 85 | 29.2% | 1.91 |
| 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 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 1 OA | 72 | 48.0% |
| 2 OAs | 40 | 26.7% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 9.3% |
| 4 OAs | 14 | 9.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 5.3% |
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 | 32 | 26 | 81.3% |
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | 46.2% |
| 2025 | 29 | 6 | 20.7% |
| 2026 | 61 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 148 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 41.9% | 23.6% |
| Action 2 | 76 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 46.1% | 31.6% |
| Action 3 | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.4% | 13.9% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 72.7% | 13.6% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
1.6%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
2.3%
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.