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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1716: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,495 dispositions): 45% allowance rate • 5.0 office actions per allowance • 1,451 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Jonathan Langdon Carter100.0%10
Binh X Tran100.0%10
Ricky Go100.0%10
Jr, Joseph Albert Miller100.0%10
Stephanie P. Duclair100.0%10
Benjamin L Utech100.0%10
Anita Karen Alanko100.0%10
Michael P Wieczorek100.0%10
Benjamin R Kendall100.0%10
Roberts P Culbert84.2%71016
Allan W Olsen83.8%6480
Rudy Zervigon71.9%97327
Sylvia Macarthur69.8%88324
Jeffrie Robert Lund64.7%66918
Laureen Chan57.6%2387
Rakesh Kumar Dhingra57.2%5940
Luz L Alejandro Mulero51.4%38711
Albert Michael Hilton50.0%520
Tiffany Z Nuckols47.0%60620
Maureen Gramaglia Passey46.1%2710
Ram N Kackar45.4%37221
Anna M Crowell45.0%40918
Karla A Moore44.5%69453
Stanislav Antolin44.0%2680
Margaret D Klunk44.0%44335
Satish Chandra34.4%2240
Eric M Weedon33.3%60
Nathan K Ford32.9%58427
Charles Capozzi29.7%370
Keath T Chen29.4%96458
Parviz Hassanzadeh28.4%742
Duy Vu Nguyen Deo0.0%10
Roy C Elkins0.0%10
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%10
Suzanne Ching-Ya Chang—04

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1716?

45.4% over the last five years, across 4,495 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1716 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Roberts P Culbert (84.2%, 710 resolved), Allan W Olsen (83.8%, 648 resolved), Rudy Zervigon (71.9%, 973 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1716 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Parviz Hassanzadeh (28.4%, 74 resolved), Keath T Chen (29.4%, 964 resolved), Charles Capozzi (29.7%, 37 resolved).

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