Examiner Salman Ahmed
Grant ratio: 70.1% (30th percentile in Art Unit 2476 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.39. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 69.9% | 1.98 |
| Group | 202 | 63.7% | 1.93 |
| 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 | 55 | 32.9% |
| 2 OAs | 55 | 32.9% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 17.4% |
| 4 OAs | 17 | 10.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 6.6% |
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 | 34 | 14 | 41.2% |
| 2009 | 78 | 54 | 69.2% |
| 2010 | 44 | 38 | 86.4% |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 167 | 1.8% | 13.2% | 70.1% | 8.4% |
| Action 2 | 112 | 6.3% | 4.5% | 63.4% | 18.8% |
| Action 3 | 57 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 17.5% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.1% | 17.9% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63.6% | 18.2% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 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
0.7%
7.7%
2.9%
0.0%
2014: Alice
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.