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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1743: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,232 dispositions): 60% 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%15721
Robert B Davis89.3%8590
Mary Lynn F Theisen82.0%4600
Lawrence D Hohenbrink Jr.81.6%5880
Nahida Sultana80.4%1,25818
Jamel M Nelson79.5%31724
Jerzi H Moreno Hernandez77.5%32428
Thukhanh T Nguyen77.3%60714
Timothy J Kennedy73.2%86722
Jill Lynne Heitbrink71.5%4390
Mohamed K Ahmed Ali71.0%44522
Manley L Cummins IV70.3%2120
Baileigh K Darnell70.2%38921
Guy F Mongelli69.9%730
Margaret B Hayes68.9%740
Kimberly Ann Stewart67.9%560
David N Brown II67.4%1720
Hunsuyador Mugeesatu Yusif66.7%618
Ryan M Ochylski65.7%6150
Yung-Sheng M Tsui65.5%5370
John P Robitaille65.4%39330
Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh63.4%5690
Sean Robert Brown62.5%817
Ariella Machness61.6%17736
Cedrick S Williams60.8%970
Robert C Dye60.0%100
Taryn T Willett54.4%680
James M Sanders52.3%3547
Dimple D Sopariwala47.9%1940
Joseph Steven Del Sole15.9%690

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1743?

59.6% over the last five years, across 5,232 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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