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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2146: Examiners and Allowance Rates

37 examiners • 12 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,388 dispositions): 72% allowance rate • 4.8 office actions per allowance • 1,271 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Joseph E Avellino100.0%30
Alicia Baturay100.0%20
Edward P Picton100.0%20
Sulaiman Nooristany100.0%20
Willow W Noonan100.0%10
Benjamin R Bruckart100.0%10
Scott M Sciacca100.0%10
Phenuel S Salomon89.7%15522
Steven Paul Sax87.5%12013
Peter Khanh T Pham86.7%150
Shahid K Khan83.8%10516
Iftekhar A Khan83.3%1680
Usmaan Saeed83.3%125
John E Johansen82.8%1340
Sanchita Roy81.7%9315
Eunhee Kim80.6%1080
Russell L Guill78.6%140
Faraj Ayoub71.4%70
Brian S Cook67.6%1420
Andre Pierre Louis66.7%1080
Beatriz A Ramirez Bravo61.5%3914
Juan Carlos Ochoa58.3%960
Skylar K Vanwormer50.0%3210
Alfred H. Wechselberger50.0%200
Alvaro Salim Laham Bauzo50.0%823
Farhad Ali50.0%40
Gerald A Smarth50.0%40
Michael Paul Mirabito50.0%20
Su-Ting Chuang48.2%5618
Hyungjun B Yi32.1%2819
Daniel E Miller22.2%90
Adam Carrero20.0%50
Kamini S Shah10.3%290
David S Ampagoomian0.0%20
Andrew J Jung0.0%10
Wenwei Zeng0.0%121
Hassan Ramadan Sesay0.0%111

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2146?

71.7% over the last five years, across 1,388 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2146 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Phenuel S Salomon (89.7%, 155 resolved), Steven Paul Sax (87.5%, 120 resolved), Shahid K Khan (83.8%, 105 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2146 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Su-Ting Chuang (48.2%, 56 resolved), Skylar K Vanwormer (50.0%, 32 resolved), Juan Carlos Ochoa (58.3%, 96 resolved).

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