Examiner Paul Alan Forsyth
Grant ratio: 11.0% (18th percentile in Art Unit 1731 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.63. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99455
- Primary art unit
- 1731
- Work group
- 1730
- Technology center
- 1700
- Applications
- 73
- Granted applications
- 8
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-5425
- Supervisor
- Amber R. Orlando
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-3149
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 32 | 48.9% | 1.87 |
| Group | 191 | 48.8% | 1.97 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| 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 | 21 | 28.8% |
| 2 OAs | 34 | 46.6% |
| 3 OAs | 16 | 21.9% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 2.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | 7 | 18.4% |
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 73 | 0.0% | 6.8% | 87.7% | 2.7% |
| Action 2 | 52 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 88.5% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 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
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.