Examiner Joseph G. Ustaris
Grant ratio: 24.0% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 2483 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.06. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 80041
- Primary art unit
- 2483
- Work group
- 2480
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 75
- Granted applications
- 18
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7383
- Supervisor
- Colleen A Fauz
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1667
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 21 | 53.6% | 2.29 |
| Group | 174 | 59.1% | 2.00 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 57.8% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 2.7% |
| 1 OA | 34 | 45.3% |
| 2 OAs | 24 | 32.0% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 4.0% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 13.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 2.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19 | 6 | 31.6% |
| 2009 | 13 | 7 | 53.8% |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 73 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 95.9% | 1.4% |
| Action 2 | 39 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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 Oct. 9, 2026.