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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2132: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,001 dispositions): 73% allowance rate • 5.3 office actions per allowance • 854 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Ryan A Dare100.0%1816
Trung-Hao J Nguyen100.0%150
Samson B Lemma100.0%100
Thomas R Peeso100.0%50
Venkatanaray Perungavoor100.0%40
Abdulhakim Nobahar100.0%30
Virgil A Herring100.0%20
Boris Gorney100.0%20
Minh Dinh100.0%10
Jung W Kim100.0%10
Gilberto Barron Jr.100.0%10
Muluemebet Gurmu100.0%10
Cheng Yuan Tseng100.0%10
Cordelia P K Zecher100.0%10
Devin E Almeida100.0%10
Edward J Dudek Jr.97.2%7113
Daniel D Tsui94.6%4442
Masud K Khan93.1%30317
Kevin Verbrugge92.6%3808
Matthew A Bradley89.4%1890
Jason W Blust88.2%686
Francisco A Grullon88.1%4024
Hal W Schnee85.3%1910
Rocio Del Mar Perez-Velez84.6%1560
Daniel J Bernard84.0%500
Ramon A Mercado83.4%2950
Arvind Talukdar82.6%45330
Subir Kumar Chowdhury79.1%4310
Craig S Goldschmidt76.2%3409
Tahilba O Puche74.4%1680
Candice A Rankin73.2%970
Hosain T Alam72.7%110
Alan Otto72.0%23210
Dustin Brian Fulford71.8%1030
Nicholas A Paperno71.4%28712
Hadi S Armouche71.4%70
Zubair Ahmed69.2%55617
Benjamin E Lanier66.7%30
Kamal K Dewan57.6%330
Martinjeriko P San Juan50.0%20
David Yi37.5%80
Shahrouz Yousefi0.0%40
Izunna Okeke0.0%10
Jonathan H Covington0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2132?

73.3% over the last five years, across 3,001 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2132 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Edward J Dudek Jr. (97.2%, 71 resolved), Daniel D Tsui (94.6%, 444 resolved), Masud K Khan (93.1%, 303 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2132 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kamal K Dewan (57.6%, 33 resolved), Zubair Ahmed (69.2%, 556 resolved), Nicholas A Paperno (71.4%, 287 resolved).

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