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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1759: Examiners and Allowance Rates

80 examiners • 24 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,869 dispositions): 69% allowance rate • 4.7 office actions per allowance • 1,203 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Christopher M Babic100.0%50
Noa William Fran Grooms100.0%344
Daniel J Schleis100.0%20
Jaanzeb Chaangez Raja100.0%10
Zulmariam Mendez100.0%10
Jessica Lynn Burkman100.0%10
Ramsey E Zacharia100.0%10
Anthony J Calandra100.0%10
David R Sample100.0%10
Jonathan Miller100.0%10
Allison M Fox100.0%10
Robert A Hopkins100.0%10
Virginia Lee Stonehocker100.0%10
Phuong T Nguyen100.0%10
Michael N Orlando100.0%10
Jenny R Wu100.0%10
Jeremy R Pierce100.0%10
Amber Rose Orlando100.0%10
Wenwen Cai100.0%10
Kim S. Horger100.0%10
Radha Narayanan100.0%10
Jeremy R Severson95.3%25312
Noah S Wiese93.2%1170
Steven H Whitesell92.1%30437
Peter A Salamon92.0%27617
Sarah A Slifka89.7%20419
Jessee Randall Roe86.7%38443
Bruce F Bell86.5%2670
Rosanne Kosson86.4%1100
Medhanit W Bahta83.3%600
Nicole R Blan83.3%420
Arti R Singh-Pandey82.7%25428
Richard M Rump81.4%32328
William P Fletcher III81.3%24115
Christopher M Rodd81.2%1010
Alexander Stephan Noguerola80.9%5960
Andrew K Bohaty79.6%22527
Christopher S Kessler79.5%15637
Eli S Mekhlin78.7%28618
Alicia Bland78.4%16224
Melvin C Mayes77.8%186
Eugenia Wang77.4%18628
David C Mellon77.4%620
Duane Smith76.7%430
Scott R Walshon76.0%17931
Alex A Rolland75.8%16128
James M Mellott75.3%17834
John C Ball74.3%5750
Jennifer M Dieterle72.3%4260
Brian W Cohen72.3%17324
Jennifer A Steele70.5%440
Jelitza M Perez70.4%810
Bahar Alawi Craigo69.1%550
Valerie Rodriguez-Garcia68.8%480
Lynn Y Fan68.1%14439
Gerard T Higgins67.7%620
Sean Everett Conley66.7%120
Gurpreet Kaur66.1%55420
Stephen Edward Rieth61.8%15752
Kishor Mayekar59.4%3940
Edna Wong59.3%4350
Jun Li57.9%190
Pamela Hl Weiss53.8%260
Alicia Jane Weydemeyer53.8%130
Steven Eric Rosenwald53.7%2550
Robert S Walters Jr.50.0%160
Jeffrey Thomas Barton50.0%20
Xiuyu Tai47.4%4010
Alexander W Keeling46.2%1710
Elizabeth A Gwartney45.4%20750
Christopher R Harmon44.6%740
Armand Melendez43.2%8848
Maris R Kessel41.8%2370
Louis J Rufo38.5%2780
Angelo Trivisonno26.6%790
Luan V Van13.3%300
Nickolas R Harm0.0%10
John L Goff II0.0%10
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%10
Anthony M Liang0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1759?

69.2% over the last five years, across 6,869 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1759 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jeremy R Severson (95.3%, 253 resolved), Noah S Wiese (93.2%, 117 resolved), Steven H Whitesell (92.1%, 304 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1759 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Luan V Van (13.3%, 30 resolved), Angelo Trivisonno (26.6%, 79 resolved), Louis J Rufo (38.5%, 278 resolved).

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