Examiner Joseph G. Ustaris

Potentially inactive Last observed office action: January 2026 (4 months ago).

Examiner Joseph G. Ustaris appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 27.3%, they average 2.06 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Hard

Average OA / Grant 2.06

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2008-2026)
Tech Center: 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
Group: 2420 - Cable and Television

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 66
Granted Applications: 18
Non-Granted Applications: 48
Avg OA / Grant: 2.06
Last OA Observed: January 2026 (4 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2424 , 2483 , 2623
Work Groups Seen: 2420 - Cable and Television

2480 - Recording and Compression

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	27.3%	2.06
Art Unit	20	58.2%	2.29
Group	129	53.5%	2.61
Tech Center	1,727	60.4%	2.14
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2008; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2008	19	6	31.6%
2009	13	7	53.8%
No observed data for 2010-2011.
2012	10	0	0.0%
2013	1	0	0.0%
2014	1	0	0.0%
2015	9	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2016-2018.
2019	2	2	100.0%
No observed data for 2020.
2021	1	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2022-2024.
2025	9	3	33.3%
2026	1	0	0.0%

18 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	68	0.0%	1.5%	97.1%	0.0%
2	34	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
3	14	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
4	12	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
5	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%