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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1717: Examiners and Allowance Rates

25 examiners • 13 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,595 dispositions): 49% allowance rate • 4.4 office actions per allowance • 1,162 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Rachel Running Steitz100.0%10
Cory W Eskridge100.0%10
Gerard T Higgins100.0%10
Michael P Wieczorek100.0%10
Yewebdar T Tadesse83.3%1,00926
William P Fletcher III79.3%5930
Jethro M Pence79.1%89025
Laura Estelle Edwards76.8%6540
Binu Thomas72.8%82533
Hai Y Zhang68.9%33415
Andrew J Bowman67.2%79532
Pin Jan Wang65.4%2631
Kristen A Dagenais64.0%52233
Nga Leung V Law56.4%55729
Charles Capozzi55.5%4760
Jose Hernandez-Kenney54.7%60735
Stephen A Kitt54.5%54539
Robert S Walters Jr.54.1%86859
Karl Kurple51.8%61035
Wasiqul Haq50.0%20
David P Turocy47.1%1550
Marianne L Padgett37.1%3770
Albert Michael Hilton31.0%290
Dah Wei D Yuan25.8%313
Vy T Nguyen0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1717?

49.3% over the last five years, across 4,595 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1717 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Yewebdar T Tadesse (83.3%, 1,009 resolved), William P Fletcher III (79.3%, 593 resolved), Jethro M Pence (79.1%, 890 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1717 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Dah Wei D Yuan (25.8%, 31 resolved), Marianne L Padgett (37.1%, 377 resolved), David P Turocy (47.1%, 155 resolved).

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