Examiner Faezeh Forouharnejad
Grant ratio: 52.8% (25th percentile in Art Unit 2166 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.94. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 93121
- Primary art unit
- 2166
- Work group
- 2160
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 127
- Granted applications
- 67
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-7416
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 57.3% | 2.82 |
| Group | 196 | 60.2% | 2.52 |
| 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 | 26 | 20.5% |
| 2 OAs | 37 | 29.1% |
| 3 OAs | 23 | 18.1% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 18.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 17 | 13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 22 | 17 | 77.3% |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 | 69.2% |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | 70.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 80.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2023 | 16 | 11 | 68.8% |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 126 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 100 | 0.0% | 1.0% | 98.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 63 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 96.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 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: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
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.