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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2116: Examiners and Allowance Rates

59 examiners • 17 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,094 dispositions): 70% allowance rate • 5.0 office actions per allowance • 1,158 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Kamini S Shah100.0%60
Catherine Marie Nguyen100.0%10
Majd S Zaker100.0%10
Christian Thomas Bryant100.0%10
Levi Gannon100.0%10
John R Cottingham100.0%10
Anand B Patel100.0%10
Justin T Ahn100.0%10
Elim Ortiz100.0%10
Aaron J Browne91.7%120
Vincent Huy Tran90.7%1290
Suresh Suryawanshi88.9%56120
Christopher E Everett88.8%4560
Abdelmoniem I Elamin88.1%5060
Hien Dieu Thi Khuu87.6%23421
Charles R Kasenge87.6%64530
Sivalingam Sivanesan87.5%80
Nitin C Patel87.2%2580
Ryan A Jarrett86.7%38423
Stefan Stoynov86.7%5030
Yuhui R Pan86.7%43523
Albert C Wang86.7%600
Jigneshkumar C Patel85.9%27622
Michael J Brown83.6%4320
Chad G Erdman80.5%45222
Aurel Prifti80.4%920
Michael W Choi79.4%35521
Thuan N Du79.1%2350
Paul B Yanchus III79.1%3690
Zahid Choudhury78.5%3770
Tse W Chen78.2%1010
Michael J Huntley77.6%980
Mohammad A Rahman77.4%620
Fahmida Rahman77.0%2870
Mohammed Shafayet76.9%24719
Kevin Michael Stewart76.1%460
Danny Chan75.4%570
Istiaque Ahmed73.7%17519
Alyaa T Mazyad73.7%380
Zachary Andrew Cain73.5%3414
Jonathan Michael Skrzycki72.4%19616
Brandon Michael Kinsey72.0%2000
Mohammed H Rehman71.9%2530
Mark A Connolly71.9%1280
Paul Juei-Fu Yen70.3%1550
Joshua Neveln66.7%1080
Austin James Hicks66.7%210
Siamak S Hefazi66.7%180
Tameem Siddiquee64.7%23230
Eric Chang59.0%3290
David J Wynne58.1%430
Vincent Wen-Liang Chang56.4%1100
Tanh Q Nguyen50.8%650
Bhaskar Kakarla20.0%528
Kenneth M Lo7.7%136
Kim Ngoc Huynh0.0%230
James K Trujillo0.0%20
Jessica Dora Chau—05
Nguyen Phuong Nguyen—02

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2116?

70.1% over the last five years, across 4,094 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2116 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Vincent Huy Tran (90.7%, 129 resolved), Suresh Suryawanshi (88.9%, 561 resolved), Christopher E Everett (88.8%, 456 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2116 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Tanh Q Nguyen (50.8%, 65 resolved), Vincent Wen-Liang Chang (56.4%, 110 resolved), David J Wynne (58.1%, 43 resolved).

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