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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1763: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,489 dispositions): 59% allowance rate • 4.9 office actions per allowance • 1,052 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Tae H Yoon100.0%20
Michael J Feely100.0%20
Benjamin L Utech100.0%20
Richard A Huhn100.0%10
Katarzyna I Kolb100.0%10
Charles S Chang100.0%10
Liam J Heincer100.0%10
Michael F Pepitone100.0%10
Ana Lucrecia Woodward100.0%10
Jeffrey S Lenihan100.0%10
Margaret G Moore100.0%10
Robert Stockton Jones Jr.100.0%10
Kumar R Bhushan100.0%10
Alex Ramirez100.0%10
Peter A Salamon100.0%10
Kregg T Brooks100.0%10
Jiangtian Xu100.0%10
John J Figueroa90.9%30719
Jessica Whiteley88.7%1,52825
C Caixia Lu88.2%2710
Catherine S Branch85.7%96312
Deve V. Hall84.8%32822
Chun Cheng Wang83.1%4670
Ronald Grinsted81.3%6900
Olga Lucia Donahue74.6%13024
Joseph Steven Del Sole73.7%385
Monique R Peets72.6%4740
Huihong Qiao71.4%13327
Arrie L Reuther68.4%5890
Andrea Wu68.4%13336
Bijan Ahvazi67.1%84566
Michael L Leonard64.5%1,28947
Vickey M Nerangis63.1%30639
Thuy-Ai N Nguyen63.0%3380
David L Miller61.9%4720
Wenwen Cai59.7%87744
Aiqun Li57.6%1440
Josephine L Chang56.5%460
John E Uselding55.9%1,19657
George A Goudreau50.0%20
Darcy Danielle Laclair Lynx47.6%820
Ling Siu Choi45.9%610
Gennadiy Mesh45.5%5780
Mohammadreza Asdjodi32.1%560
Brieann R Johnston31.1%1480
Aaron J Greso15.0%200
Milton I Cano0.0%150
Michael B Cleveland0.0%20
Richard R Bueker0.0%10
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%10
Savannah Grace Phillips—025
Kolton Ed Jones—022
Gerard Zhihao Shi—07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1763?

59.0% over the last five years, across 6,489 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1763 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: John J Figueroa (90.9%, 307 resolved), Jessica Whiteley (88.7%, 1,528 resolved), C Caixia Lu (88.2%, 271 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1763 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Brieann R Johnston (31.1%, 148 resolved), Mohammadreza Asdjodi (32.1%, 56 resolved), Gennadiy Mesh (45.5%, 578 resolved).

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