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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1629: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,012 dispositions): 42% allowance rate • 3.7 office actions per allowance • 937 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Taina Del Mar Matos Negron100.0%30
Sophia Jane Reilly100.0%10
Manahil Mirghani Ali Abdalhameed100.0%10
Shawquia Jackson100.0%10
Karen Cheng100.0%10
D Margaret M Seaman100.0%10
Raymond J Henley III85.9%1,04544
Rei Tsang Shiao79.9%6270
Kevin E Weddington78.9%1,27722
Sonya N Wright78.0%500
San Ming R Hui74.7%910
My Chau T Tran74.7%5650
Yong Liang Chu70.7%2560
Eric Tran69.8%11625
Anthony Joseph Seitz67.6%21042
Irina Neagu64.0%16147
William Justin Youngblood60.0%8027
Gregg Polansky59.3%2630
Paul Randall Gauger59.3%2713
Savitha M Rao58.2%4710
James D Anderson58.2%1,1284
Tori Strong57.2%3410
Michael J Schmitt57.0%65832
Phyllis G Spivack56.2%1300
Timothy E Betton55.6%270
Kathrien Ann Hartsfield55.5%1100
Alexander Keith Showalter55.4%9225
Zohreh Vakili48.9%470
Stephanie K Springer48.2%3670
Zohreh Alemzadeh Fay44.8%580
Ibrahim D Bori43.9%61537
William Y Lee43.3%5910
Heather Raquel Dahlin41.8%16537
Zenab O Olabowale41.2%800
Chris E Simmons33.6%4550
Gigi Georgiana Huang31.7%630
Bong-Sook Baek30.8%1430
Leslie A Royds Draper30.0%6494
Sara Elizabeth Townsley29.3%28047
Nelson Clarence Blakely III27.8%540
Meghan R Finn25.8%3600
Sabiha Naim Qazi25.0%600
Angela C Brown-Pettigrew20.0%50
Ellie Jimin Park20.0%50
Jeffrey S Lundgren8.8%1020
Melenie Lee Gordon0.0%110
Andrew P Lee0.0%70
Christopher Evan Redwood0.0%224
Alan D Diamond0.0%10
Jared Barsky0.0%10
Marcos L Sznaidman0.0%10
Clinton A Brooks0.0%10
Jarrod Lee Stanley—02

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1629?

42.3% over the last five years, across 6,012 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1629 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Raymond J Henley III (85.9%, 1,045 resolved), Rei Tsang Shiao (79.9%, 627 resolved), Kevin E Weddington (78.9%, 1,277 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1629 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jeffrey S Lundgren (8.8%, 102 resolved), Sabiha Naim Qazi (25.0%, 60 resolved), Meghan R Finn (25.8%, 360 resolved).

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