Examiner Jonathan Edward Hayes
Grant ratio: 13.4% (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: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97538
- Primary art unit
- 1685
- Work group
- 1680
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 127
- 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 | 6.4% | 2.77 |
| Group | 68 | 6.1% | 2.37 |
| Tech Center | 1,383 | 37.4% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 12 | 9.4% |
| 1 OA | 37 | 29.1% |
| 2 OAs | 23 | 18.1% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 12.6% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 14.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 21 | 16.5% |
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 | 35 | 9 | 25.7% |
| 2026 | 56 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 115 | 11.3% | 3.5% | 69.6% | 2.6% |
| Action 2 | 78 | 50.0% | 2.6% | 35.9% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 55 | 56.4% | 1.8% | 32.7% | 1.8% |
| Action 4 | 39 | 61.5% | 2.6% | 28.2% | 2.6% |
| Action 5 | 21 | 33.3% | 4.8% | 42.9% | 9.5% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 58.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 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: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. 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%
24.2%
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. 30, 2026.