Examiner Michael T Dowling
Grant ratio: 27.1% (43rd percentile in Art Unit 3666 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98760
- Primary art unit
- 3666
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 85
- Granted applications
- 23
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1459
- Supervisor
- Helal Algahaim
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5227
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 39 | 37.3% | 1.92 |
| Group | 454 | 54.1% | 1.86 |
| 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 | 3 | 3.5% |
| 1 OA | 18 | 21.2% |
| 2 OAs | 34 | 40.0% |
| 3 OAs | 14 | 16.5% |
| 4 OAs | 11 | 12.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 5.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | 14 | 63.6% |
| 2025 | 28 | 9 | 32.1% |
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 82 | 0.0% | 6.1% | 86.6% | 6.1% |
| Action 2 | 64 | 1.6% | 6.3% | 85.9% | 4.7% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 90.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 4 | 16 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 93.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 6 | 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%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.3%
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.