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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2115: Examiners and Allowance Rates

59 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,852 dispositions): 72% allowance rate • 2.2 office actions per allowance • 955 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Thomas H Stevens100.0%90
Matthew S Dori100.0%20
Mohammad Ali100.0%20
Gayathri Sampath100.0%20
Joshua T Sanders100.0%10
Khanh B Pham100.0%10
Ronald D Hartman Jr.100.0%10
Malcolm Cribbs100.0%10
Carlos R Ortiz Rodriguez100.0%10
Brendan A Mcgrath100.0%10
Sean M Weinman100.0%10
James Henson100.0%10
Connor Daniel Cousineau100.0%113
Samantha Hoang96.0%250
Tyler Dean Hedrick92.8%830
Michael J Brown90.9%62814
Abdelmoniem I Elamin89.4%2450
Tri T Nguyen88.6%350
Suresh Suryawanshi88.3%3430
Vincent Huy Tran85.8%95620
Cordelia P K Zecher85.7%70
Paul B Yanchus III85.4%33612
Gary Collins84.7%47824
Chun Cao84.7%1,05019
Michael Xuefei Tang83.5%32819
Mark A Connolly83.2%58817
Charles J Cai83.0%3299
Albert C Wang82.9%3510
Dennis Butler82.6%2530
Volvick Derose82.1%840
Terrell S Johnson81.0%630
Zhipeng Wang80.7%54916
Chad G Erdman80.2%1010
Ji H Bae80.1%3810
Scott Elder Snyder80.0%50
Danny Chan79.6%930
Jaweed A Abbaszadeh79.4%2720
Xuxing Chen79.3%920
Anzuman Sharmin79.1%18213
Santosh Raj Poudel79.1%47429
Ameir Myers78.3%920
Aurel Prifti74.6%1970
Robert A Cassity73.4%2970
Michael Vincent Farina73.3%3020
Vincent Wen-Liang Chang73.1%260
Alan Chu71.7%600
Mohammad A Rahman70.7%920
Phil K Nguyen70.1%870
Lin Lin M Htay66.7%30
Syed A Warsi66.7%30
Sean P Shechtman63.3%790
Kamini S Shah50.0%42
Aaron J Browne41.7%120
Sumil Manubhai Desai30.0%100
Thomas C Lee29.4%680
David N Penick0.0%10
Charles R Kasenge0.0%10
Jennifer Marie Gutman0.0%10
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2115?

71.8% over the last five years, across 3,852 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2115 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Tyler Dean Hedrick (92.8%, 83 resolved), Michael J Brown (90.9%, 628 resolved), Abdelmoniem I Elamin (89.4%, 245 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2115 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Thomas C Lee (29.4%, 68 resolved), Sean P Shechtman (63.3%, 79 resolved), Phil K Nguyen (70.1%, 87 resolved).

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