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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1787: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,554 dispositions): 33% allowance rate • 3.7 office actions per allowance • 1,099 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Cathy Fong Fong Lam100.0%40
Lawrence D Ferguson100.0%20
Bruck Kifle100.0%10
Anthony Q Edwards100.0%10
Priya M Rampersaud100.0%10
Chinessa T Golden100.0%10
Leo B Tentoni100.0%10
Michael P Wieczorek100.0%10
David R Sample100.0%10
Betelhem Shewareged100.0%10
Sheeba Ahmed82.7%1,00936
Ramsey E Zacharia78.9%86228
Hoa T Le77.1%480
Dhirajlal S Nakarani74.5%2160
Thao T Tran73.6%6360
John Vincent Lawler57.0%35620
Vivian Chen56.4%91342
Bethany Mackenzie Miller55.5%15526
Hai Vo50.0%380
John D Freeman48.6%70229
Leszek B Kiliman46.2%260
Tamra Dicus42.0%16245
Cheng Yuan Huang39.8%66421
Steven Rice39.3%16330
Samir Shah36.7%52341
Monique R Jackson34.8%82552
Kevin R Kruer31.1%31244
Patrick Noland English28.9%3220
Ronak C Patel25.0%80
Kenneth J Stachel24.4%4880
Ching-Yiu Fung23.1%2250
Michael B Nelson21.6%53654
Nicholas C Kokkinos18.1%2260
Elizabeth A Robinson17.8%3370
Anish P Desai17.6%170
Daniel D Lowrey17.6%1880
Frank D Ducheneaux16.7%120
Krupa Shukla15.2%45443
Krista L Lynch12.5%160
Callie E Shosho11.6%1294
Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay0.0%130
Lela Samantha Davis0.0%40
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1787?

33.1% over the last five years, across 5,554 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1787 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Sheeba Ahmed (82.7%, 1,009 resolved), Ramsey E Zacharia (78.9%, 862 resolved), Hoa T Le (77.1%, 48 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1787 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Callie E Shosho (11.6%, 129 resolved), Krupa Shukla (15.2%, 454 resolved), Daniel D Lowrey (17.6%, 188 resolved).

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