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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1754: Examiners and Allowance Rates

47 examiners • 11 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,269 dispositions): 37% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Joseph Steven Del Sole100.0%40
Christina Ann Johnson100.0%20
Stella Kim Yi100.0%10
Leo B Tentoni100.0%10
Thukhanh T Nguyen100.0%10
Nicholas J Chidiac100.0%10
Bayan Salone100.0%10
Richard A Huhn100.0%10
Nahida Sultana100.0%10
James D Sells100.0%10
Matthew J Daniels100.0%10
Kent Gregory Mendoza100.0%19
Kazi S Hossain100.0%10
Mary Lynn F Theisen92.2%1660
Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh86.7%26435
Larry W Thrower79.3%21750
Nicholas A Smith66.8%3190
Leo Ahnn64.7%170
Harry D Wilkins III62.9%3340
Bryan D Ripa61.7%2530
Vipul Malik61.6%8627
Farah N Taufiq61.3%19937
Susan Dang Leong60.5%381
John W Hatch58.7%630
Lindsey A Buck54.3%700
William T Leader51.2%840
Zulmariam Mendez49.1%2810
Jonathan Brian Woo47.4%7822
Golam Mowla43.4%830
Xinwen Ye43.1%12335
Timothy G Hemingway42.7%8236
Hosung Charles Chung42.5%1530
Ciel P Contreras41.7%2780
Brian W Cohen41.4%2680
Michael A Band39.8%3140
Tiffany Yu Huang37.7%530
Jennifer Lila Groux34.8%13229
William E Mcclain34.4%610
James Lin30.6%360
Anna Jordan Perkins28.1%320
Dujuan A Horton24.8%1610
Miriam Stagg23.9%670
Liesl C Baumann23.2%1640
Shannon M Gardner17.9%390
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%50
Yunju Kim0.0%10
Dan Nguyen Tran—016

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1754?

37.2% over the last five years, across 2,269 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1754 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Mary Lynn F Theisen (92.2%, 166 resolved), Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh (86.7%, 264 resolved), Larry W Thrower (79.3%, 217 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1754 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Shannon M Gardner (17.9%, 39 resolved), Liesl C Baumann (23.2%, 164 resolved), Miriam Stagg (23.9%, 67 resolved).

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