Examiner James Corno
Grant ratio: 22.3% (20th percentile in Art Unit 1722 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.17. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 85430
- Primary art unit
- 1722
- Work group
- 1720
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 188
- Granted applications
- 42
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-0745
- Supervisor
- Niki Bakhtiari
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3433
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 27 | 54.5% | 2.02 |
| Group | 264 | 46.2% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 1.6% |
| 1 OA | 45 | 23.9% |
| 2 OAs | 83 | 44.1% |
| 3 OAs | 30 | 16.0% |
| 4 OAs | 21 | 11.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 3.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21 | 10 | 47.6% |
| 2009 | 43 | 10 | 23.3% |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | 2 | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 21 | 9 | 42.9% |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 12.5% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 185 | 0.5% | 4.3% | 91.9% | 1.6% |
| Action 2 | 140 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.9% | 2.9% |
| Action 3 | 57 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 96.5% | 1.8% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.