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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1746: Examiners and Allowance Rates

41 examiners • 16 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,247 dispositions): 57% allowance rate • 3.1 office actions per allowance • 836 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Samchuan Cua Yao100.0%90
James D Sells100.0%10
Peter A Salamon100.0%10
Laura C Powers100.0%10
Sonya Mazumdar Sengupta100.0%10
Mark S Kaucher100.0%10
Katelyn Whatley Smith100.0%10
Jethro M Pence100.0%10
Michael A Tolin100.0%10
Adrianna N Konves100.0%10
Arti Khanal100.0%121
Vishal I Patel79.6%78519
Daniel Mcnally75.6%78624
Barbara J Musser75.1%76315
Joshel Rivera74.6%83921
Carson Gross74.1%71922
Abhishek A Patwardhan73.9%26433
Daniel H. Lee72.7%51227
Christopher W Raimund72.6%35424
Cynthia L Schaller70.6%4290
Scott Dodds69.0%79139
Christopher T Schatz67.9%51723
David A Simmons66.7%30
Matthew Hoover66.4%3450
Jeffry H Aftergut64.6%8880
Jaeyun Lee63.6%2200
John L Goff II62.4%94716
Margaret Brodie55.4%1660
John A Blades51.4%49811
Hannuri L Kwon50.0%20
Jessica Marie Roswell50.0%20
Michael N Orlando49.2%658
Keith T Aziz47.6%420
Marta S Dulko41.3%1720
Elizabeth Bradford39.9%1680
Christian Roldan Ramos37.9%290
Philip N Schwartz37.5%80
Katarzyna I Kolb0.0%230
Jessica Whiteley0.0%10
Jacob Thomas Long—010
Christopher Gerard Izzo—06

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1746?

57.1% over the last five years, across 5,247 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1746 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Vishal I Patel (79.6%, 785 resolved), Daniel Mcnally (75.6%, 786 resolved), Barbara J Musser (75.1%, 763 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1746 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Elizabeth Bradford (39.9%, 168 resolved), Marta S Dulko (41.3%, 172 resolved), Keith T Aziz (47.6%, 42 resolved).

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