Examiner Sherali Ishrat
Grant ratio: 87.4% (87th percentile in Art Unit 2667 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.18. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 74691
- Primary art unit
- 2667
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 740
- Granted applications
- 647
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7398
- Supervisor
- Matthew Bella
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7778
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 60.0% | 1.65 |
| Group | 288 | 62.7% | 1.66 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1 OA | 641 | 86.6% |
| 2 OAs | 72 | 9.7% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 2.2% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.4% |
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 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2009 | 51 | 47 | 92.2% |
| 2010 | 58 | 48 | 82.8% |
| 2011 | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
| 2012 | 34 | 32 | 94.1% |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | 46 | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 38 | 37 | 97.4% |
| 2017 | 42 | 39 | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 50 | 45 | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | 25 | 96.2% |
| 2021 | 44 | 43 | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 41 | 39 | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 38 | 15 | 39.5% |
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 735 | 10.6% | 8.7% | 37.7% | 5.7% |
| Action 2 | 94 | 18.1% | 12.8% | 43.6% | 2.1% |
| Action 3 | 22 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 59.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 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% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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
5.6%
16.9%
21.3%
8.0%
8.1%
2.3%
2014: Alice
1.1%
0.0%
7.9%
18.8%
52.8%
2019: PEG
3.8%
28.6%
1.7%
2.9%
3.8%
2024: AI examples
9.6%
2025: August memo
12.2%
10.7%
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.