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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1713: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,793 dispositions): 62% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 933 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Jonathan Langdon Carter100.0%425
Yuechuan Yu100.0%20
Jr, Joseph Albert Miller100.0%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%226
Duy Vu Nguyen Deo84.4%95426
Jiong-Ping Lu83.6%97136
Binh X Tran83.1%81729
Maki A Angadi82.2%5010
Shamim Ahmed80.9%1,07731
Erin Flanagan Bergner76.5%66425
Andrew Keelan Laobak75.0%6016
Bradford M Gates74.8%68712
Yewebdar T Tadesse73.9%690
Anita Karen Alanko72.4%60527
Stephanie P. Duclair72.1%82528
Mahmoud Dahimene68.2%5570
Brenda A Lamb63.6%110
Laura Estelle Edwards62.5%640
Patti Lin60.8%510
Christopher Remavege58.4%65814
David A Cathey Jr.56.3%2130
Thomas T Pham51.4%58234
David Y Kaufman48.1%770
Nadine Georgianna Norton18.5%270
Aiden Y Lee16.7%60
Docket Central0.0%10
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1713?

62.3% over the last five years, across 3,793 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 (84.4%, 954 resolved), Jiong-Ping Lu (83.6%, 971 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 (51.4%, 582 resolved), David A Cathey Jr. (56.3%, 213 resolved).

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