Examiner Melissa A Santos
Grant ratio: 90.4% (7th percentile in Art Unit 2921 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.25. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96690
- Primary art unit
- 2921
- Work group
- 2900-WG
- Technology center
- 2900
- Applications
- 125
- Granted applications
- 113
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9826
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 95.6% | 1.25 |
| Group | 461 | 94.9% | 1.19 |
| Tech Center | 486 | 94.6% | 1.20 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 2.4% |
| 1 OA | 95 | 76.0% |
| 2 OAs | 26 | 20.8% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 0.8% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | 46 | 92.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | 38 | 97.4% |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 122 | 0.0% | 40.2% | 0.8% | 50.0% |
| Action 2 | 27 | 0.0% | 59.3% | 0.0% | 40.7% |
| Action 3 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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.