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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1773: Examiners and Allowance Rates

59 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,212 dispositions): 51% allowance rate • 3.0 office actions per allowance • 932 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Ramsey E Zacharia100.0%10
Jon Schermerhorn100.0%10
Marleigh Kathleen Kawecki100.0%10
Elizabeth L Mckane100.0%10
Abhinav Garg100.0%10
Jonathan S Lau100.0%10
Minh Chau Thi Pham96.5%2880
Joseph W Drodge93.1%47637
Hafiz Muhammad Aamir92.0%250
Benjamin L Lebron90.5%425
Madeline Gonzalez87.4%17427
Richard C Gurtowski86.4%15427
Hayden R Brewster85.7%70
Robert Arthur Clemente85.1%84428
Jason M Greene82.1%8080
Jyoti Nagpaul Mutreja80.5%2570
Anthony R Shumate78.8%1377
Monzer R Chorbaji78.3%2860
Allison G Fitzsimmons78.2%10125
Brittany I Fisher75.4%690
Dung H Bui74.9%84238
Ekandra S. Miller-Cruz73.2%9730
Karla Hawkins70.2%1210
Matthew O Savage69.8%4440
Regina M Yoo69.6%230
Monique T Cole68.9%1930
Akash K Varma67.5%57525
Mahmoud Motaz Abdel Latif66.7%321
Shogo Sasaki65.7%1750
Brian R Gordon65.4%2280
Lyle Alexander65.1%2410
Sally Anne Merkling64.8%1930
Bernadette Karen Mcgann64.6%13019
Lucas A Stelling63.9%4880
Dwayne K Handy61.7%1960
Sean Everett Conley60.5%380
Jan M Ludlow59.7%1340
Julie L Tavares58.3%840
Rachel Marie Slaugovsky57.7%260
Joye L Woodard57.4%2090
Benjamin R Whatley56.2%160
Rohit K. Dewan55.6%270
Charles Hammond54.8%1350
Patricia Kathryn Wright51.7%2110
Dean P Kwak50.8%1770
Marriah C G Ellington50.0%3212
Natalia A Levkovich46.8%2180
Neil N Turk46.8%1860
Kevin Joyner46.2%260
Cedric A Chan44.7%380
Robin Scott Gray40.9%220
Bradley R Gordon II40.5%2370
Timothy G Kingan37.7%1220
Angel J Olivera36.3%2120
Jill Alice Warden34.2%790
Eric J. Mccullough32.6%39334
Magali P Slawski15.3%590
Heidi Riviere Kelley0.0%290
Matthew D Krcha0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1773?

51.2% over the last five years, across 4,212 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1773 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Minh Chau Thi Pham (96.5%, 288 resolved), Joseph W Drodge (93.1%, 476 resolved), Benjamin L Lebron (90.5%, 42 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1773 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Magali P Slawski (15.3%, 59 resolved), Eric J. Mccullough (32.6%, 393 resolved), Jill Alice Warden (34.2%, 79 resolved).

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