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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1711: Examiners and Allowance Rates

38 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,138 dispositions): 64% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 899 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Samuel Robert Barker100.0%50
Laura Cole Guidotti100.0%20
Pradhuman Parihar100.0%20
Michael Deangilo Jennings100.0%10
Keith Stanley Myers100.0%10
Shay Lynn Karls100.0%10
Gregory W Adams100.0%10
Richard Z Zhang100.0%10
Levon J Shahinian85.5%83515
Cristi J Tate-Sims83.6%73319
Benjamin Lee Osterhout82.7%9993
Pallavi Chitta81.1%950
Joseph L Perrin79.3%1,16828
Rita P Adhlakha79.2%3360
Jason Y Ko77.0%1,06015
Saeed T Chaudhry76.9%4290
Tinsae B Ayalew75.5%61723
Thomas Bucci74.3%5670
Lauren Grace Orta74.2%6623
Frankie L Stinson71.5%2700
Charles Kling69.8%1590
Omair Chaudhri66.6%30226
David G Cormier65.9%96834
Irina Graf65.1%3930
Andrew J Bowman64.7%510
Bibi Sharidan Carrillo64.6%70724
Kevin G Lee64.1%59422
Spencer E Bell63.1%66642
Jason Paul Riggleman61.3%4520
Alexander Markoff51.8%8430
Ryan Raymond Schiro50.0%260
Colton Busa Forry50.0%217
Caitlin Noelle Denni Dunlap46.3%950
Jason Mark Heckert44.6%560
Robert S Walters Jr.41.1%560
Michael E Barr35.3%1165
Warren A Young0.0%30
Nathan M Nutter0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1711?

63.8% over the last five years, across 6,138 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1711 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Levon J Shahinian (85.5%, 835 resolved), Cristi J Tate-Sims (83.6%, 733 resolved), Benjamin Lee Osterhout (82.7%, 999 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1711 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Michael E Barr (35.3%, 116 resolved), Robert S Walters Jr. (41.1%, 56 resolved), Jason Mark Heckert (44.6%, 56 resolved).

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