Examiner Sharad Timilsina
Grant ratio: 50.5% (38th percentile in Art Unit 2863 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.58. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96262
- Primary art unit
- 2863
- Work group
- 2860
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 204
- Granted applications
- 103
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7104
- Supervisor
- Catherine Rastovski
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-0349
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 59.1% | 1.74 |
| Group | 130 | 67.0% | 1.82 |
| Tech Center | 2,428 | 61.6% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.5% |
| 1 OA | 107 | 52.5% |
| 2 OAs | 66 | 32.4% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 7.4% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 4.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2023 | 37 | 29 | 78.4% |
| 2024 | 44 | 35 | 79.5% |
| 2025 | 42 | 10 | 23.8% |
| 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 203 | 1.0% | 4.4% | 78.8% | 7.9% |
| Action 2 | 96 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 58.3% | 20.8% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 63.3% | 23.3% |
| Action 4 | 15 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 53.3% | 6.7% |
| Action 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 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: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
2.1%
1.6%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
6.9%
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.