Examiner Jovon E Hayes
Grant ratio: 79.3% (88th percentile in Art Unit 3617 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.20. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 89888
- Primary art unit
- 3617
- Work group
- 3610
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 938
- Granted applications
- 744
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3115
- Supervisor
- Samuel Morano
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6684
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 66.8% | 1.55 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 782 | 83.4% |
| 2 OAs | 129 | 13.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 2.2% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2013 | 85 | 69 | 81.2% |
| 2014 | 78 | 67 | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 87 | 68 | 78.2% |
| 2016 | 59 | 50 | 84.7% |
| 2017 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2018 | 70 | 59 | 84.3% |
| 2019 | 71 | 61 | 85.9% |
| 2020 | 77 | 66 | 85.7% |
| 2021 | 76 | 64 | 84.2% |
| 2022 | 73 | 66 | 90.4% |
| 2023 | 51 | 47 | 92.2% |
| 2024 | 64 | 56 | 87.5% |
| 2025 | 54 | 22 | 40.7% |
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 938 | 0.9% | 2.9% | 56.2% | 18.1% |
| Action 2 | 156 | 0.6% | 1.9% | 68.6% | 10.3% |
| Action 3 | 27 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 81.5% | 14.8% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 5 | 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%
1.4%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.4%
3.3%
2024: AI examples
2.7%
2025: August memo
1.7%
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.