Examiner Michael Santonocito
Grant ratio: 54.4% (30th percentile in Art Unit 2889 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.98. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 7 | 50.4% | 1.58 |
| Group | 164 | 64.4% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 38 | 42.2% |
| 2 OAs | 32 | 35.6% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 11.1% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 11.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2011 | 29 | 13 | 44.8% |
| 2012 | 50 | 28 | 56.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 90 | 0.0% | 7.8% | 92.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 52 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 90.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 20 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 95.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
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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. 30, 2026.