Examiner Huma Waseem
Grant ratio: 8.3% (7th percentile in Art Unit 3686 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.00. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 97442
- Primary art unit
- 3686
- Work group
- 3680
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 96
- Granted applications
- 8
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1316
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 42 | 32.1% | 2.69 |
| Group | 285 | 28.7% | 2.80 |
| 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 | 2 | 2.1% |
| 1 OA | 31 | 32.3% |
| 2 OAs | 23 | 24.0% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 12.5% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 18.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 10 | 10.4% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 26 | 5 | 19.2% |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| 2026 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 94 | 6.4% | 2.1% | 80.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 63 | 12.7% | 3.2% | 71.4% | 3.2% |
| Action 3 | 40 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 12.5% |
| Action 4 | 28 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 10 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 12.5% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
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%
1.6%
2024: AI examples
5.6%
2025: August memo
7.2%
40.0%
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.