Examiner Jonathan Edward Hayes
Grant ratio: 14.0% (68th percentile in Art Unit 1685 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97538
- Primary art unit
- 1685
- Work group
- 1680
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 121
- Granted applications
- 17
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6165
- Supervisor
- Olivia Wise
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2249
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 16 | 6.8% | 2.77 |
| Group | 68 | 6.4% | 2.37 |
| 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 | 12 | 9.9% |
| 1 OA | 34 | 28.1% |
| 2 OAs | 20 | 16.5% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 13.2% |
| 4 OAs | 20 | 16.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 15.7% |
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 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | 7 | 26.9% |
| 2025 | 36 | 9 | 25.0% |
| 2026 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 109 | 11.9% | 2.8% | 69.7% | 1.8% |
| Action 2 | 75 | 52.0% | 2.7% | 36.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 3 | 55 | 56.4% | 1.8% | 32.7% | 1.8% |
| Action 4 | 39 | 61.5% | 2.6% | 28.2% | 2.6% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 36.8% | 5.3% | 42.1% | 5.3% |
| Action 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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%
28.2%
2024: AI examples
63.5%
2025: August memo
31.2%
26.4%
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.