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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1784: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,333 dispositions): 56% allowance rate • 3.9 office actions per allowance • 988 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Erin Barry Saad100.0%10
Kiley Shawn Stoner100.0%10
Stephanie P. Duclair100.0%10
George Samuel Gines100.0%10
Matthew P Travers100.0%10
Jillian Kutch Pierorazio100.0%10
Louis J Rufo100.0%10
Tabassom Tadayyon Eslami100.0%10
Jeremy C Norris100.0%10
Adrianna N Konves100.0%10
Erin Lynn Snelting100.0%10
Jophy Stephen Koshy100.0%10
Timothy M Speer90.6%1060
Archene A Turner88.1%9160
Ling X Xu83.9%1240
David R Sample83.4%63223
Elizabeth A Collister81.6%37623
Gwendolyn Blackwell81.0%1160
John D Schneible77.8%360
Seth M Dumbris76.3%90351
Michael Eugene La Villa75.6%94421
Katherine A Christy75.3%36020
Lauren Robinson Colgan72.1%85843
Daniel J Schleis71.9%78918
Nicholas W Jordan71.0%2000
Kim S. Horger70.1%30128
Jason L Savage68.0%1000
Kevin Li65.3%2390
Xiaobei Wang65.0%68033
Adam C Krupicka64.0%74527
Gordon Baldwin63.9%1190
Cathy Fong Fong Lam63.2%2990
John J Zimmerman61.3%2710
Aaron Austin59.2%1300
Vera Katz58.1%4220
Hong Thi Yoo54.1%370
Mary I Omori50.8%31936
Clarisa M Carrizales50.0%120
Jonathan C Langman48.3%4870
Elizabeth D Ivey40.6%2340
Julia L Rummel34.8%44528
Humera N Sheikh21.7%600
Felicia C Turner13.3%150
Jennifer C Mcneil9.8%610
Tynesha L. Mcclain0.0%50
Travis M Figg0.0%10
Christopher S Kessler0.0%10
Michael Fang—017
Elliott Hong Clark—06
Drew Eleanor Hales—04

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1784?

56.5% over the last five years, across 5,333 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1784 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Timothy M Speer (90.6%, 106 resolved), Archene A Turner (88.1%, 916 resolved), Ling X Xu (83.9%, 124 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1784 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jennifer C Mcneil (9.8%, 61 resolved), Humera N Sheikh (21.7%, 60 resolved), Julia L Rummel (34.8%, 445 resolved).

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