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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1611: Examiners and Allowance Rates

41 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (Tech Center 1600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,856 dispositions): 35% allowance rate • 5.4 office actions per allowance • 1,232 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Makenna Ryleigh Miller100.0%222
Robert A Wax100.0%10
Bennett M Celsa100.0%10
Brian P Mruk100.0%10
Craig D Ricci64.6%51152
Dominic Lazaro63.6%67127
Peter Anthopolos57.4%53725
Paul Ellsworth Hoerner50.6%8337
Bong-Sook Baek49.5%38641
Barbara S Frazier46.5%7790
Melissa L Fisher44.2%4140
Lakshmi Sarada Channavajjala43.3%8560
Trevor M Love43.1%72428
Judith Marie Kamm42.9%6339
Kyle A Purdy41.0%1,00157
Bethany P Barham40.0%11012
Janet Joseph40.0%5512
Ayaan A Alam38.8%15239
Timothy P Thomas34.9%2520
Kortney L Klinkel34.1%3400
Karen A Ketcham33.3%150
Shyam Nathan33.3%30
Ping Cao30.7%2050
Lisbeth C Robinson29.4%2180
Isis A D Ghali27.9%85321
Alexandra Nicole Isnor26.1%2317
Rachael Eva Bredefeld25.8%4380
Gina Chieun Yu Justice25.2%1030
Kevin S Orwig19.5%5290
Charlesworth E Rae5.7%350
Audrea June Buckley Coniglio5.6%180
Nicoletta Kennedy5.0%800
Sharmila Gollamudi Landau0.0%500
Tania Lee Ashby0.0%100
Daniel M Sullivan0.0%90
Haejin S Park0.0%80
Marcos L Sznaidman0.0%40
Joseph S Kudla0.0%20
Christopher M Pochas0.0%20
Shelley M Cobos0.0%20
Phoebe Hannah Shin—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1611?

35.0% over the last five years, across 4,856 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1611 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Craig D Ricci (64.6%, 511 resolved), Dominic Lazaro (63.6%, 671 resolved), Peter Anthopolos (57.4%, 537 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1611 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Sharmila Gollamudi Landau (0.0%, 50 resolved), Nicoletta Kennedy (5.0%, 80 resolved), Charlesworth E Rae (5.7%, 35 resolved).

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