Examiner Maxwell L Meshaka
Grant ratio: 71.4% (23rd percentile in Art Unit 3616 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.32. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96005
- Primary art unit
- 3616
- Work group
- 3610
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 210
- Granted applications
- 150
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-5693
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 28 | 70.1% | 1.46 |
| Group | 162 | 58.7% | 1.45 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 155 | 73.8% |
| 2 OAs | 40 | 19.0% |
| 3 OAs | 9 | 4.3% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 2.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | 29 | 80.6% |
| 2022 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 36 | 34 | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 34 | 14 | 41.2% |
| 2026 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 210 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 82.4% | 7.6% |
| Action 2 | 55 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 81.8% | 7.3% |
| Action 3 | 15 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 80.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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.