Examiner Michael Maicher
Grant ratio: 25.9% (43rd percentile in Art Unit 3687 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.05. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 31 | 31.2% | 2.56 |
| Group | 285 | 28.3% | 2.80 |
| Tech Center | 2,394 | 45.5% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 29 | 35.8% |
| 2 OAs | 15 | 18.5% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 12.3% |
| 4 OAs | 14 | 17.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 16.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2012 | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 24 | 5 | 20.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 81 | 0.0% | 8.6% | 91.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 52 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 96.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 37 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.6% | 15.4% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
2.5%
9.7%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.