Examiner Michael Alan Foster Jr
Grant ratio: 0.0% (3rd percentile in Art Unit 2654 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 101884
- Primary art unit
- 2654
- Work group
- 2650
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 24
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-8874
- Supervisor
- Hai Phan
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-6338
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 22 | 49.3% | 1.87 |
| Group | 210 | 59.0% | 1.87 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 20 | 83.3% |
| 2 OAs | 3 | 12.5% |
| 3 OAs | 1 | 4.2% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 24 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
3.4%
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. 9, 2026.