Examiner Michael V Farina
Grant ratio: 8.3% (7th percentile in Art Unit 2115 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: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 100832
- Primary art unit
- 2115
- Work group
- 2110
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 60
- Granted applications
- 5
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4982
- Supervisor
- Thomas Lee
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3667
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 34 | 70.3% | 1.51 |
| Group | 218 | 62.9% | 1.69 |
| Tech Center | 1,817 | 51.4% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 3.3% |
| 1 OA | 27 | 45.0% |
| 2 OAs | 25 | 41.7% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 5.0% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 5.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 26.3% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 58 | 1.7% | 3.4% | 86.2% | 8.6% |
| Action 2 | 31 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.5% | 3.2% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 33.3% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
2025: August memo
2.2%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.