Examiner Stefano A Dardano
Grant ratio: 42.2% (22nd percentile in Art Unit 2663 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.56. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98493
- Primary art unit
- 2663
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 102
- Granted applications
- 43
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-4543
- Supervisor
- Greg Morse
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3838
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 59.0% | 1.85 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 65 | 63.7% |
| 2 OAs | 21 | 20.6% |
| 3 OAs | 11 | 10.8% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 2.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | 22 | 81.5% |
| 2025 | 43 | 15 | 34.9% |
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 102 | 2.9% | 4.9% | 83.3% | 6.9% |
| Action 2 | 37 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 91.9% | 5.4% |
| Action 3 | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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%
2024: AI examples
1.9%
2025: August memo
1.5%
3.4%
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.