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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2142: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,531 dispositions): 23% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Claudia B Dragoescu100.0%190
Austin James Hicks100.0%1144
Robert B Harrell100.0%80
John Moore Jain Macilwinen100.0%30
Daniel G Mariam100.0%10
Tionna M Burke100.0%10
Christopher D Biagini100.0%10
Mariela D Reyes91.7%249
Omar R Abdul-Ali86.5%3620
Hwei-Min Lu81.2%10120
Anil K Bhargava80.0%3450
Barbara Henry Level78.8%9911
Thomas Bernard Lane75.0%2018
Shashi Kamala Becker75.0%40
Reza U Nabi73.7%190
Ruay L Ho68.2%440
Andrew L Tank67.5%3110
Douglas B Blair66.7%60
Nhat Huy T Nguyen58.3%1030
Mong-Shune Chung56.1%1890
Haimei Jiang53.4%18921
Phuong H Nguyen52.7%1840
Patrick F Riegler51.8%1990
Evel Nmn Honore50.0%2826
Robert Stevens50.0%180
Barak Nissan50.0%40
Michael D Meucci50.0%20
Benjamin A Ailes50.0%20
Sherrod L Keaton48.4%3060
Eric A Wiener45.8%1070
Nicholas George Klicos44.3%2300
Mohamed Abou El Seoud43.1%650
Skieler Alexander Kowalik41.2%1713
Phoebe X Pan40.0%1450
Justin R Blaufeld36.7%2670
Aleksey Olshannikov36.6%1640
Dennis G Bonshock33.3%30
Jian Yu23.5%680
Alexandria Josephine Miller23.5%3415
Jennifer Elizabeth-Jo Nichols21.2%1040
Daniel H Um16.9%650
Ajay M Bhatia3.2%310
Jeffrey L Nickerson0.0%60
Pritisha N Parbadia0.0%50
Thong H Vu0.0%10
Li Wu Chang0.0%10
David H Tan0.0%10
Esther Benoit Henderson0.0%10
Cordelia P K Zecher0.0%10
Uriah Vendell Moore—014
Vibha Narayan Bhat—013
Noor Fatima Cheema—012
Chantakrak Ath-Ly—02

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2142?

23.4% over the last five years, across 1,531 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2142 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Omar R Abdul-Ali (86.5%, 362 resolved), Hwei-Min Lu (81.2%, 101 resolved), Anil K Bhargava (80.0%, 345 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2142 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Ajay M Bhatia (3.2%, 31 resolved), Daniel H Um (16.9%, 65 resolved), Jennifer Elizabeth-Jo Nichols (21.2%, 104 resolved).

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