Examiner Megan E Monahan
Grant ratio: 28.0% (24th percentile in Art Unit 3795 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.07. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96543
- Primary art unit
- 3795
- Work group
- 3790
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 161
- Granted applications
- 45
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7330
- Supervisor
- Michael Carey
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-7235
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 50.1% | 2.02 |
| 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 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 1 OA | 43 | 26.7% |
| 2 OAs | 41 | 25.5% |
| 3 OAs | 20 | 12.4% |
| 4 OAs | 30 | 18.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 21 | 13.0% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 35.3% |
| 2023 | 23 | 12 | 52.2% |
| 2024 | 31 | 17 | 54.8% |
| 2025 | 45 | 10 | 22.2% |
| 2026 | 44 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 155 | 0.0% | 23.2% | 68.4% | 1.3% |
| Action 2 | 112 | 0.0% | 13.4% | 84.8% | 1.8% |
| Action 3 | 71 | 0.0% | 11.3% | 84.5% | 4.2% |
| Action 4 | 51 | 2.0% | 17.6% | 80.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 21 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 90.5% | 4.8% |
| Action 6 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
1.9%
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.