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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1713: Examiners and Allowance Rates

34 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,799 dispositions): 62% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 936 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Jonathan Langdon Carter100.0%427
Yuechuan Yu100.0%20
Jr, Joseph Albert Miller100.0%10
Joshua Nathaniel Pi Reyes100.0%10
Sylvia Macarthur100.0%10
Jeffrie Robert Lund100.0%10
Kurt D Sweely100.0%10
Steven A Macdonald100.0%10
Lan Vinh90.1%9210
Joshua L Allen86.4%225
Duy Vu Nguyen Deo84.5%95926
Jiong-Ping Lu83.6%97434
Binh X Tran83.2%82030
Maki A Angadi82.2%5010
Shamim Ahmed80.9%1,08028
Erin Flanagan Bergner76.4%66525
Andrew Keelan Laobak75.4%6120
Bradford M Gates74.8%68711
Yewebdar T Tadesse73.9%690
Anita Karen Alanko72.3%60725
Stephanie P. Duclair72.1%82525
Mahmoud Dahimene68.2%5570
Brenda A Lamb63.6%110
Laura Estelle Edwards62.5%640
Patti Lin60.8%510
Christopher Remavege58.5%66010
David A Cathey Jr.56.3%2130
Thomas T Pham51.5%58332
David Y Kaufman48.1%770
Nadine Georgianna Norton18.5%270
Aiden Y Lee16.7%60
Docket Central0.0%10
Santino Michale Servagno—017
Caleb Uchechukwu Orji—08

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1713?

62.4% over the last five years, across 3,799 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1713 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Lan Vinh (90.1%, 921 resolved), Duy Vu Nguyen Deo (84.5%, 959 resolved), Jiong-Ping Lu (83.6%, 974 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1713 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: David Y Kaufman (48.1%, 77 resolved), Thomas T Pham (51.5%, 583 resolved), David A Cathey Jr. (56.3%, 213 resolved).

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