Examiner Joseph Morris
Grant ratio: 3.4% (56th percentile in Art Unit 2188 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
- 99822
- Primary art unit
- 2188
- Work group
- 2180
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 59
- Granted applications
- 2
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5735
- Supervisor
- Ryan Pitaro
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4071
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 11 | 22.6% | 1.74 |
| Group | 178 | 52.5% | 1.89 |
| 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 | 1.7% |
| 1 OA | 23 | 39.0% |
| 2 OAs | 17 | 28.8% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 15.3% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 13.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | 9.5% |
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 58 | 5.2% | 6.9% | 81.0% | 5.2% |
| Action 2 | 35 | 2.9% | 5.7% | 85.7% | 11.4% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 5.6% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 77.8% | 22.2% |
| Action 5 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
2.8%
9.8%
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.