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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1622: Examiners and Allowance Rates

52 examiners • 16 with pending office actions • Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (Tech Center 1600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,802 dispositions): 61% allowance rate • 3.9 office actions per allowance • 1,069 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Sahar Inam100.0%219
Kara Renita Mcmillian100.0%10
Heidi L Reese94.7%1890
Paul V Ward94.0%53546
Sikarl A Witherspoon92.0%4370
Jafar F Parsa91.7%3840
Paul A Zucker89.5%2380
Mark R Luderer89.2%740
Kofi Adzamli87.9%1240
Justin Christopher Sanchez87.3%5518
Kristin Ann Vajda85.7%84133
Golam M Shameem84.7%3080
Sahar Javanmard84.7%15028
Medhanit W Bahta81.8%2800
Alexander R Pagano81.5%3190
Yate Kai Rene Cutliff80.2%4890
Deborah D Carr79.9%3180
Erich A Leeser79.8%47116
Clinton A Brooks79.1%3060
Noble E Jarrell78.9%2660
Taylor V Oh78.9%4970
Amy C Bonaparte78.6%3880
Blaine G Doletski78.2%2570
John S Kenyon76.9%1990
Bernard I Dentz76.0%1460
Ana Z Muresan75.8%3020
Jennifer C Sawyer75.7%1360
Bruck Kifle74.9%4990
Layla Soroush74.1%16643
Taofiq A Solola73.6%3860
Raymond K Covington72.8%2870
Karen Cheng69.6%690
Laura M Daniel69.0%1580
John Matthew Mauro67.2%1220
Sun Jae Yoo66.9%3900
Rosalynd Ann Keys65.2%920
Valerie Rodriguez-Garcia65.0%2630
James Henry Alstrum Acevedo63.6%222
Frank S Hou61.3%310
Chris E Simmons59.4%10132
Carolyn Louise Ladd58.6%8716
Chantal Peta-Gaye Adlam53.5%7111
Mark L Berch51.2%2170
Manahil Mirghani Ali Abdalhameed50.3%15131
Allen Chao50.0%838
Lauren Quinlan Wells49.0%25361
Pierre Paul Eleniste35.5%9324
Robert H Havlin23.1%130
Brandon J Fetterolf11.8%340
Andrew D Kosar3.0%330
Madeline Mcguire Dekarske0.0%340
Fereydoun Ghotb Sajjadi0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1622?

60.7% over the last five years, across 4,802 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1622 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Heidi L Reese (94.7%, 189 resolved), Paul V Ward (94.0%, 535 resolved), Sikarl A Witherspoon (92.0%, 437 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1622 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Andrew D Kosar (3.0%, 33 resolved), Brandon J Fetterolf (11.8%, 34 resolved), Pierre Paul Eleniste (35.5%, 93 resolved).

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