Examiner Francesca Lima Santos
Grant ratio: 0.0% (5th percentile in Art Unit 2468 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100918
- Primary art unit
- 2468
- Work group
- 2460
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 46
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6521
- Supervisor
- Marcus R Smith
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-1096
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 48.5% | 2.47 |
| Group | 225 | 60.1% | 2.07 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 25 | 54.3% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 32.6% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 13.0% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 46 | 0.0% | 26.1% | 73.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 21 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 66.7% | 4.8% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 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
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.