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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1626: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,574 dispositions): 55% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 923 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Svetlana M Ivanova100.0%20
Kahsay Habte100.0%10
Ana Z Muresan100.0%10
Kevin Stephen Martin100.0%10
Golam M Shameem89.4%3670
Kamal A Saeed83.8%1,21516
Kristin Ann Vajda82.1%7820
Shawquia Jackson78.0%1,83932
Michael P Barker77.9%4660
Nyeemah A Grazier77.8%4960
Amanda L Aguirre77.3%55912
Karen Cheng76.9%3860
Rei Tsang Shiao76.7%1500
Sagar S Patel75.7%47820
Laura Lynne Stockton75.3%1,36626
Meghan Christine Heasley74.5%13732
Rebecca L Anderson73.3%1,04937
Samantha L Shterengarts73.1%1,1980
Po-Chih Chen71.6%4760
Matthew P Coughlin71.3%1,00744
Janet L Coppins70.9%1750
Jed A Kucharczk70.3%370
Susannah Lee Chung68.9%4150
Jason Michael Nolan68.4%3260
Quincy Andre Mckoy68.1%11324
Yong Liang Chu67.0%3790
Fiona Powers66.8%2830
Joseph R Kosack66.4%9510
Sun Jae Yoo64.3%5490
Valerie Rodriguez-Garcia63.0%3380
Jalisa Holmes Ferguson62.2%3720
Ashli Ariana Chicks60.0%9531
Brandon J Fetterolf58.8%8054
David M. Shim58.3%9625
Alicia L Otton56.9%7630
Anna Grace Kuckla53.8%5230
Robert H Havlin52.3%72969
Sonya N Wright50.0%120
Chukwuma O Nwaonicha50.0%20
Jonathan Miller50.0%20
Joseph K Mckane2.4%410
Jeffrey S Lundgren0.0%10
Donna Michelle Nestor0.0%10
Carine Patricia Seudieu Seudieu—06

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1626?

54.9% over the last five years, across 6,574 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1626 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Golam M Shameem (89.4%, 367 resolved), Kamal A Saeed (83.8%, 1,215 resolved), Kristin Ann Vajda (82.1%, 782 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1626 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Joseph K Mckane (2.4%, 41 resolved), Robert H Havlin (52.3%, 729 resolved), Anna Grace Kuckla (53.8%, 52 resolved).

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