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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1781: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,405 dispositions): 48% allowance rate • 802 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Leo B Tentoni100.0%10
Lily Kayoko Sloan100.0%10
Marc S Zimmer100.0%10
Brian Handville100.0%10
Adrianna N Konves100.0%10
Jerzi H Moreno Hernandez100.0%10
Robert M Kunemund100.0%10
Hai Vo100.0%10
Margaret G Moore100.0%10
Jessica Whiteley100.0%10
Steven Shih-Ching Lee100.0%10
David P Turocy100.0%10
Blaine R Copenheaver86.4%6631
Brent T O Hern84.7%720
Brent T O'Hern84.3%6260
Lawrence D Ferguson81.8%81423
Catherine A Simone79.2%73231
Donald M Flores Jr.77.0%61831
Anthony J Weier68.3%1830
Frank J Vineis67.9%2812
Tahseen Khan62.7%90344
Jasper Saberi60.2%3270
Laura B Figg58.2%35925
Jeffrey A Vonch58.1%72024
Leslie A Wong57.5%400
Carolyn A Paden57.3%1640
Zheren J Yang57.3%52730
Michael N Zhang54.5%41159
Nicole T Gugliotta50.4%47237
Helen F Heggestad48.7%390
Alicia Jane Weydemeyer46.0%39837
Megha Mehta Gaitonde38.7%46532
Patricia Ann George35.7%140
Jyoti Chawla33.3%1080
Elizabeth A Gwartney30.4%460
Chhaya D Sayala29.0%1070
Hamid R Badr23.3%1290
Jenna A Watts17.3%750
Stephanie A Kohler16.7%240
Elizabeth D Ivey15.8%190
Tamra Dicus14.8%270
Lien Thuy Tran13.6%220
Katherine Deguire Leblanc11.4%700
Nikki H Dees11.2%890
Kelly Jo Bekker10.5%380
Philip A Dubois9.5%420
Assaf Zilbering8.2%490
Vera Stulii4.4%1140
Jerry W Anderson4.3%940
Juliya Kravets4.0%250
Keith D Hendricks0.0%240
Andrew E Krause0.0%120
Aaron Austin0.0%20
Baileigh K Darnell0.0%10
Donald Lawrence Tarazano0.0%10
Bonita L Richardson0.0%10
Vivian S Cheng—024
Tara Noelle Whipkey—014
George Wolfe Stone Fennell—05

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1781?

47.7% over the last five years, across 4,405 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1781 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Blaine R Copenheaver (86.4%, 66 resolved), Brent T O Hern (84.7%, 72 resolved), Brent T O'Hern (84.3%, 626 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1781 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jerry W Anderson (4.3%, 94 resolved), Vera Stulii (4.4%, 114 resolved), Assaf Zilbering (8.2%, 49 resolved).

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