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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1776: Examiners and Allowance Rates

48 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Chemistry & Materials (Tech Center 1700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,649 dispositions): 57% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 1,151 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Miriam Nchekwubechu Ezeluomba100.0%1218
Hans R. Weiland100.0%10
Nicholas A Ros100.0%10
Bobby Ramdhanie100.0%10
Tamara Orduna100.0%138
Filip Zec100.0%10
Rachel Marie Slaugovsky92.9%1420
David A Reifsnyder88.9%180
Jennifer M Dieterle88.0%2524
Dung H Bui87.2%940
Frank M Lawrence Jr.84.8%1,16117
Robert A Hopkins84.7%1,39633
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 Jones76.9%1,27519
Cabrena L Holecek76.6%4350
Christopher Upton76.2%420
Freddie Gary Prince Jr.75.7%370
Charles S Bushey75.6%89318
Tiffany Palmer75.6%450
Thomas M Lithgow75.5%3100
Phillip Y Shao75.3%59016
Chester T Barry75.0%320
Peter A Hruskoci74.4%430
Sonji Turner73.9%58317
Jason M Greene73.7%1140
Brit Eliza Anbacht73.6%39810
Anthony R Shumate72.5%4290
Ives J Wu71.5%1930
Virginia Manoharan71.2%1600
Joubert Glover67.8%590
Qianping He65.7%28036
Matthew O Savage65.5%290
Stephen Hobson65.3%62933
Amber Rose Orlando65.0%4400
Thomas B Mckenzie57.6%98442
Ernest G Therkorn56.1%1870
Robert J Popovics55.8%55011
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?

57.2% over the last five years, across 5,649 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), Frank M Lawrence Jr. (84.8%, 1,161 resolved), Robert A Hopkins (84.7%, 1,396 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 (55.8%, 550 resolved), Ernest G Therkorn (56.1%, 187 resolved).

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