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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1749: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,998 dispositions): 47% allowance rate • 4.4 office actions per allowance • 1,033 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Michael Robinson100.0%10
Tinsae B Ayalew100.0%10
Jeremy R Pierce100.0%10
Yan Lan100.0%10
Henry T Luong100.0%10
Sheeba Ahmed100.0%10
Nathan H Empie100.0%10
Dariush Seif100.0%10
Fazle A Rashid100.0%10
James D Sells100.0%10
Wendy Lynn Boss76.7%7314
Jack Edmondson Odom71.4%70
Robert C Dye71.2%1530
Steven D Maki70.1%39414
Geoffrey L Knable69.5%1050
Adrienne C Johnstone64.0%1721
Sedef Esra Ayalp Paquette63.5%37827
Nicholas Joseph Weiler62.8%16419
Farah N Taufiq61.2%850
Cedrick S Williams59.9%43426
Kendra Ly57.5%3559
Philip N Schwartz57.1%29442
Alexander D Booth54.1%19425
Brendon Charles Darby51.8%13935
Thomas Frank Schneider47.4%11434
Katelyn Whatley Smith47.1%515
Justin R Fischer43.2%65380
Brendon Thomas Juengst—018
Joseph Arthur Cefaratti—016
Pradeep Paudel—09

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1749?

47.4% over the last five years, across 2,998 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1749 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Wendy Lynn Boss (76.7%, 73 resolved), Robert C Dye (71.2%, 153 resolved), Steven D Maki (70.1%, 394 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1749 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Justin R Fischer (43.2%, 653 resolved), Katelyn Whatley Smith (47.1%, 51 resolved), Thomas Frank Schneider (47.4%, 114 resolved).

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