Examiner Shawki S. Ismail
Grant ratio: 49.1% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 2455 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.07. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 80303
- Primary art unit
- 2455
- Work group
- 2450
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 112
- Granted applications
- 55
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3985
- Supervisor
- Saleh Najjar
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4006
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 48.5% | 2.33 |
| Group | 210 | 57.4% | 2.41 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 58.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 1.8% |
| 1 OA | 44 | 39.3% |
| 2 OAs | 42 | 37.5% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 13.4% |
| 4 OAs | 8 | 7.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.9% |
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 | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | 53 | 34 | 64.2% |
| 2010 | 20 | 14 | 70.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 110 | 0.9% | 45.5% | 50.9% | 1.8% |
| Action 2 | 66 | 0.0% | 36.4% | 62.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 24 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 79.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 6 | 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%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
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.