Examiner Shahbaz Nazrul
Grant ratio: 82.9% (87th percentile in Art Unit 2661 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 88140
- Primary art unit
- 2661
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 672
- Granted applications
- 557
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-1467
- Supervisor
- Lin Ye
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7372
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 34 | 61.5% | 1.61 |
| Group | 289 | 63.2% | 1.66 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 475 | 70.7% |
| 2 OAs | 128 | 19.0% |
| 3 OAs | 38 | 5.7% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 2.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
| 2012 | 40 | 35 | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 44 | 36 | 81.8% |
| 2014 | 34 | 29 | 85.3% |
| 2015 | 52 | 42 | 80.8% |
| 2016 | 48 | 40 | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 46 | 43 | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 45 | 42 | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 45 | 43 | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 35 | 31 | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 40 | 38 | 95.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | 39 | 97.5% |
| 2023 | 48 | 46 | 95.8% |
| 2024 | 51 | 49 | 96.1% |
| 2025 | 45 | 23 | 51.1% |
| 2026 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 669 | 1.3% | 20.3% | 60.2% | 7.5% |
| Action 2 | 194 | 0.0% | 18.0% | 71.1% | 6.7% |
| Action 3 | 66 | 0.0% | 15.2% | 77.3% | 4.5% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 82.1% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 73.3% | 6.7% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.2%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.6%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
2.1%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
3.4%
2025: August memo
3.5%
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.