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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1732: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,677 dispositions): 54% allowance rate • 2.6 office actions per allowance • 562 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Logan Edward Laclair100.0%50
Joshua Maxwell Speer100.0%20
Natasha E Young100.0%20
Matthew W Van Oudenaren100.0%20
Joshua E Freeman100.0%10
John Vincent Lawler100.0%10
Mordecai Mizani Leavitt100.0%10
Huy Tram Nguyen100.0%10
Hung Q Nguyen100.0%10
Hannah J Pak100.0%10
Syed Taha Iqbal100.0%10
Michelle F Paguio Frising100.0%10
Robert B Breneman100.0%10
John J Figueroa100.0%10
Charles H Reid Jr.100.0%10
Umer Akhtar100.0%10
James E Mcdonough100.0%10
Virginia Lee Stonehocker100.0%10
David A Shiao100.0%10
Jelitza M Perez100.0%10
Jessica Whiteley100.0%10
Lessanework T Seifu100.0%10
Matthew J Merkling100.0%10
Patricia L Hailey89.6%1,13018
Pamela Hl Weiss85.7%16131
Elizabeth D Wood79.8%9090
David M Brunsman78.8%6690
Remy Frederic Lalisse77.8%921
Stefanie J Cohen76.5%92426
Ritu Shivshankar Shirali76.4%720
Guinever S Gregorio76.3%76426
Smita S Patel70.0%36722
Colin W Slifka69.1%86512
Melissa Stalder Swain69.1%7150
Sheng Han Davis67.7%1,02243
Catriona Mary Corallo67.0%10319
Keling Nmn Zhang66.7%22531
Kenneth I Vaden66.7%2220
Douglas Bryant Call65.4%4620
Jialan Zhang61.1%180
Kevin M Johnson58.8%510
Ching-Yiu Fung58.5%828
Danielle Marie Carda58.1%310
Caroline Dusheck Liott57.4%4721
Michael Forrest57.4%3710
Jun Li54.2%74046
Christopher D Moody53.2%770
Colette B Nguyen50.9%4950
Tienna Marie Deroy50.0%20
Yun Qian48.0%6410
Bijay S Saha39.7%2470
James Anthony John Corno Jr.32.7%490
Brittany M Martinez18.8%160
Melvin C Mayes13.1%840
Michael B Cleveland0.0%10
Ritchie Evan Hernandez—07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1732?

53.6% over the last five years, across 4,677 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1732 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Patricia L Hailey (89.6%, 1,130 resolved), Pamela Hl Weiss (85.7%, 161 resolved), Elizabeth D Wood (79.8%, 909 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1732 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Melvin C Mayes (13.1%, 84 resolved), James Anthony John Corno Jr. (32.7%, 49 resolved), Bijay S Saha (39.7%, 247 resolved).

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