Examiner Troy A Maust
Grant ratio: 61.9% (79th percentile in Art Unit 2148 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.23. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96813
- Primary art unit
- 2148
- Work group
- 2140
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 113
- Granted applications
- 70
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1931
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 19 | 25.0% | 2.06 |
| Group | 186 | 31.1% | 2.42 |
| 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 | 4 | 3.5% |
| 1 OA | 35 | 31.0% |
| 2 OAs | 38 | 33.6% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 16.8% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 11.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 3.5% |
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 | 22 | 15 | 68.2% |
| 2023 | 27 | 22 | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 27 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 2025 | 24 | 15 | 62.5% |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 109 | 13.8% | 4.6% | 73.4% | 7.3% |
| Action 2 | 74 | 14.9% | 2.7% | 77.0% | 2.7% |
| Action 3 | 36 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 2.8% |
| Action 4 | 17 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 70.6% | 11.8% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
7.4%
12.3%
2024: AI examples
19.1%
2025: August memo
20.0%
11.8%
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.