Examiner Marc D Honrath
Grant ratio: 48.6% (67th percentile in Art Unit 3791 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
Recently active
Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96708
- Primary art unit
- 3791
- Work group
- 3790
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 173
- Granted applications
- 84
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6219
- Supervisor
- Charles A Marmor Ii
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4730
Save this analysis
Download this examiner report.
Log in / Sign Up to exportPeer comparisons
| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 104 | 35.0% | 2.08 |
| Group | 334 | 38.9% | 2.25 |
| Tech Center | 2,671 | 48.4% | 2.01 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 4 | 2.3% |
| 1 OA | 78 | 45.1% |
| 2 OAs | 61 | 35.3% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 10.4% |
| 4 OAs | 9 | 5.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.7% |
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 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | 23 | 74.2% |
| 2023 | 28 | 25 | 89.3% |
| 2024 | 37 | 23 | 62.2% |
| 2025 | 33 | 11 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 169 | 1.2% | 4.7% | 60.9% | 23.1% |
| Action 2 | 91 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 60.4% | 23.1% |
| Action 3 | 30 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 70.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 75.0% | 16.7% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
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%
1.9%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
4.1%
2025: August memo
1.5%
2.0%
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.