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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1743: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,209 dispositions): 59% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 934 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Roberts P Culbert100.0%10
Anabel Ton100.0%10
Philip L Cotey100.0%10
Galen H Hauth90.4%15720
Robert B Davis89.3%8590
Mary Lynn F Theisen82.0%4600
Lawrence D Hohenbrink Jr.81.6%5880
Nahida Sultana80.4%1,26314
Jamel M Nelson79.6%31826
Jerzi H Moreno Hernandez77.7%32725
Thukhanh T Nguyen77.3%60717
Timothy J Kennedy73.2%87119
Jill Lynne Heitbrink71.5%4390
Mohamed K Ahmed Ali70.9%44623
Manley L Cummins IV70.3%2120
Baileigh K Darnell70.2%38923
Guy F Mongelli69.9%730
Margaret B Hayes68.9%740
Kimberly Ann Stewart67.9%560
David N Brown II67.4%1720
Sean Robert Brown66.7%916
Hunsuyador Mugeesatu Yusif66.7%623
Ryan M Ochylski65.7%6150
Yung-Sheng M Tsui65.5%5360
John P Robitaille65.4%39336
Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh63.4%5690
Ariella Machness61.5%17931
Cedrick S Williams60.4%960
Robert C Dye60.0%100
Taryn T Willett54.4%680
James M Sanders52.3%35411
Dimple D Sopariwala47.9%1940
Joseph Steven Del Sole15.9%690
Kendra Dawn Coronado—03
Patrick Oseh Zainu Beckley—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1743?

59.4% over the last five years, across 5,209 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1743 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Galen H Hauth (90.4%, 157 resolved), Robert B Davis (89.3%, 859 resolved), Mary Lynn F Theisen (82.0%, 460 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1743 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Joseph Steven Del Sole (15.9%, 69 resolved), Dimple D Sopariwala (47.9%, 194 resolved), James M Sanders (52.3%, 354 resolved).

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