Examiner Michael M Lee
Grant ratio: 68.5% (42nd percentile in Art Unit 2436 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.38. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 94097
- Primary art unit
- 2436
- Work group
- 2430
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 295
- Granted applications
- 202
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1975
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 27 | 61.4% | 2.11 |
| Group | 233 | 61.7% | 1.99 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 58.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.3% |
| 1 OA | 108 | 36.6% |
| 2 OAs | 93 | 31.5% |
| 3 OAs | 44 | 14.9% |
| 4 OAs | 26 | 8.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 23 | 7.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2020 | 33 | 23 | 69.7% |
| 2021 | 22 | 17 | 77.3% |
| 2022 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% |
| 2023 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 50 | 44 | 88.0% |
| 2025 | 50 | 27 | 54.0% |
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 294 | 3.7% | 0.7% | 81.6% | 12.9% |
| Action 2 | 186 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 89.8% | 7.0% |
| Action 3 | 93 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 93.5% | 4.3% |
| Action 4 | 49 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 98.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
2024: AI examples
3.8%
2025: August memo
11.3%
4.9%
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.