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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1731: Examiners and Allowance Rates

58 examiners • 17 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,077 dispositions): 55% allowance rate • 6.0 office actions per allowance • 1,363 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Benjamin L Utech100.0%170
Melvin C Mayes100.0%30
Kurt Joseph Wolford100.0%20
Mark T Kopec100.0%20
Carson Gross100.0%10
Christopher A Fiorilla100.0%10
Queenie S Dehghan100.0%10
Wayne A Langel100.0%10
Laura A Auer100.0%10
Dah Wei D Yuan100.0%10
Eli D Strah100.0%10
Thomas B Mckenzie100.0%10
Crystal J Lee100.0%10
Chantel Loran Graham100.0%10
Taiwo Oladapo100.0%10
Andrew D Graham100.0%10
Ko-Wei Lin100.0%10
Haidung D Nguyen100.0%10
Anthony J Green86.4%1,41033
Elizabeth A Bolden86.0%82423
Amber Rose Orlando84.2%5713
Cameron Kenneth Miller81.6%37450
Yong Liang Chu81.5%45337
Karl E Group81.2%1,0430
Noah S Wiese79.8%62930
Veronica F Faison79.5%4980
Ryan Patrick Loughran76.1%4620
Lynne Renee Edmondson76.1%710
James A Fiorito74.9%61824
Paul D Marcantoni73.7%4180
James E Mcdonough73.7%1860
Pegah Parvini72.9%91512
Anastasia Alekseyevna Kuvayskaya71.9%9632
Alexander Polyansky71.5%1860
Paul Alan Forsyth69.8%5313
Marites A Guino-O Uzzle69.1%20737
Carlos Barcena65.2%660
Jared M Wood63.8%1520
Jennifer A Smith62.1%81533
Ross J Christie60.9%6040
Alexandra Marie Moore59.4%2710
Amanda Garley57.1%140
Jeffrey Eugene Barzach56.9%15334
Karam Y Hijji52.7%2070
Ying-Ting Chen50.0%20
Jennifer A Boyd50.0%20
Shuangyi Abu Ali47.1%95535
Aileen Baker Felton44.4%360
Pritesh D Darji42.5%1460
Sarah Catherine Case40.0%5540
Kaj K Olsen32.9%790
Heather Elise Silva Rainbow31.4%5119
Bryan D Ripa17.0%530
Jerry A Lorengo6.7%150
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%80
Carlos N Lopez0.0%10
John D Pak0.0%10
Evan J Lam0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1731?

55.4% over the last five years, across 5,077 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1731 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Anthony J Green (86.4%, 1,410 resolved), Elizabeth A Bolden (86.0%, 824 resolved), Amber Rose Orlando (84.2%, 57 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1731 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Bryan D Ripa (17.0%, 53 resolved), Heather Elise Silva Rainbow (31.4%, 51 resolved), Kaj K Olsen (32.9%, 79 resolved).

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