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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2124: Examiners and Allowance Rates

50 examiners • 13 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,982 dispositions): 63% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Joseph Van Nguyen100.0%30
Alexey Shmatov100.0%20
Pei Yong Weng100.0%10
Hoai V Ho100.0%10
Phenuel S Salomon100.0%10
Don Gordon Zhao100.0%10
Hwei-Min Lu100.0%10
Nithya Janakiraman Moll100.0%10
William D Titcomb100.0%10
Andrew T Mcintosh100.0%10
Kavita Stanley100.0%10
Casey R Garner100.0%10
Michael Cameron Reese100.0%10
Andrew J Steinle100.0%10
Shane D Woolwine90.1%2539
Alan S Chen89.5%1620
Li Wu Chang86.5%3930
Olatoyosi Olude Afolabi85.0%400
David H Kim84.2%190
Vincent Gonzales83.5%35815
Paulinho E Smith81.8%110
David Robert Vincent81.5%1080
Austin James Hicks75.6%1760
Kevin W Figueroa71.0%33121
Ilya Traktovenko70.6%340
Bart I Rylander68.9%13211
Chase Paul Hinckley68.1%21019
Viker Alejandro Lamardo66.0%500
Yao D Huang64.2%13715
Catherine F Lee61.8%550
Mai T Tran61.8%340
Seth Andrew Raker61.5%260
Pedro Jesus Morales61.5%1319
Miranda M Huang60.9%695
Robert Lewis Kulp59.7%620
Paul M Knight57.9%570
Sidney Vincent Bostwick52.3%15346
Victor Adelard Nault50.0%2214
Ben M Rifkin50.0%20
Thomas Andrew Fink36.4%220
Isis Marie Black33.3%90
Robert H Bejcek II33.3%30
Silas K Grossberndt33.3%30
Fuming Wu33.3%30
Oluwatosin O Alabi11.1%90
Christyann R Pulliam0.0%180
Robert E Fennema0.0%10
Sayed Muneer Shah—010
Grant Frederick Fitch—05
Uyen-Nhu Pham Tran—04

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2124?

63.1% over the last five years, across 1,982 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2124 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Shane D Woolwine (90.1%, 253 resolved), Alan S Chen (89.5%, 162 resolved), Li Wu Chang (86.5%, 393 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2124 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Sidney Vincent Bostwick (52.3%, 153 resolved), Paul M Knight (57.9%, 57 resolved), Robert Lewis Kulp (59.7%, 62 resolved).

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