Examiner Shams Dhanani
Grant ratio: 72.4% (27th percentile in Art Unit 3616 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.23. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97253
- Primary art unit
- 3616
- Work group
- 3610
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 127
- Granted applications
- 92
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6255
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 70.1% | 1.46 |
| Group | 162 | 58.7% | 1.45 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.8% |
| 1 OA | 103 | 81.1% |
| 2 OAs | 18 | 14.2% |
| 3 OAs | 4 | 3.1% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.8% |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 42 | 40 | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 38 | 36 | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 29 | 12 | 41.4% |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 126 | 0.0% | 19.0% | 71.4% | 6.3% |
| Action 2 | 23 | 0.0% | 21.7% | 60.9% | 13.0% |
| Action 3 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 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%
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.