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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1776: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,665 dispositions): 57% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 1,147 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Miriam Nchekwubechu Ezeluomba100.0%1520
Bradley R Spies100.0%228
Hans R. Weiland100.0%10
Nicholas A Ros100.0%10
Jeannie Mcdermott100.0%10
Adam Adrien Germain100.0%10
Filip Zec100.0%10
Rachel Marie Slaugovsky92.9%1423
David A Reifsnyder88.9%180
Dung H Bui87.2%940
Robert A Hopkins84.8%1,40231
Frank M Lawrence Jr.84.6%1,16421
Jennifer M Dieterle84.6%2623
Adam W. Bergfelder82.8%580
Pankti R Patel82.4%1530
Douglas J Theisen82.1%840
Richard L Chiesa81.9%1820
Minh Chau Thi Pham80.3%1,2140
Karla Hawkins80.3%760
Robert Arthur Clemente79.1%1290
Paul J Durand76.9%260
Christopher P Jones76.8%1,28018
Cabrena L Holecek76.6%4350
Christopher Upton76.2%420
Charles S Bushey75.7%89821
Freddie Gary Prince Jr.75.7%370
Tiffany Palmer75.6%450
Thomas M Lithgow75.5%3100
Phillip Y Shao75.3%59216
Chester T Barry75.0%320
Peter A Hruskoci74.4%430
Sonji Turner73.9%58617
Jason M Greene73.7%1140
Brit Eliza Anbacht73.6%3988
Anthony R Shumate72.5%4290
Ives J Wu71.5%1930
Virginia Manoharan71.2%1600
Joubert Glover67.8%590
Tamara Orduna66.7%336
Qianping He66.2%28439
Matthew O Savage65.5%290
Stephen Hobson65.0%63536
Amber Rose Orlando65.0%4400
Thomas B Mckenzie57.6%98946
Ernest G Therkorn56.1%1870
Robert J Popovics55.7%54911
Peter Keyworth50.0%20
Duane Smith40.0%950
Lucas A Stelling33.3%180
Jennifer Kolb Michener25.0%80
Ammad Waseem Butt0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1776?

57.1% over the last five years, across 5,665 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1776 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Dung H Bui (87.2%, 94 resolved), Robert A Hopkins (84.8%, 1,402 resolved), Frank M Lawrence Jr. (84.6%, 1,164 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1776 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Duane Smith (40.0%, 95 resolved), Robert J Popovics (55.7%, 549 resolved), Ernest G Therkorn (56.1%, 187 resolved).

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