Examiner Dhruvkumar Patel
Grant ratio: 54.1% (12th percentile in Art Unit 2119 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.24. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96942
- Primary art unit
- 2119
- Work group
- 2110
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 133
- Granted applications
- 72
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5814
- Supervisor
- Mohammad Ali
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4105
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 18 | 49.6% | 1.83 |
| Group | 214 | 64.2% | 1.69 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.8% |
| 1 OA | 90 | 67.7% |
| 2 OAs | 29 | 21.8% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 6.8% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.3% |
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 | 21 | 15 | 71.4% |
| 2023 | 27 | 23 | 85.2% |
| 2024 | 30 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | 10 | 32.3% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 132 | 12.1% | 4.5% | 72.7% | 7.6% |
| Action 2 | 42 | 7.1% | 4.8% | 88.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 92.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 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
14.8%
13.2%
2024: AI examples
15.6%
2025: August memo
5.8%
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.