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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2153: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,031 dispositions): 72% allowance rate • 4.2 office actions per allowance • 983 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Brendan Y Higa100.0%40
Kevin T Bates100.0%40
Aaron N Strange100.0%40
Krisna Lim100.0%30
Yasin M Barqadle100.0%30
Hosain T Alam100.0%20
Hassan Mahmoudi100.0%20
Docket Central100.0%10
Alford W Kindred100.0%10
Sean M Reilly100.0%10
Courtney N Harmon100.0%10
Sherief Badawi100.0%10
Michael Pham98.2%563
Dung K Chau94.6%2050
Merilyn P Nguyen91.8%4769
Liang Che A Wang90.9%110
Joshua Bullock89.7%38017
Kim T Nguyen89.7%6893
Kris E Mackes85.5%3587
Thuy T Bui85.4%2390
Yicun Wu84.0%3070
Philip J Chea83.3%60
Miranda Le75.9%3198
Lin Lin M Htay75.0%27219
Giuseppi J Giuliani75.0%487
Cecile H Vo72.6%2660
Marcin R Filipczyk70.5%18316
Yuk Ting Choi70.1%2440
Cao Dang Vuong69.8%1169
Kavita Stanley68.8%1610
Allen S Lin67.8%24214
Jedidiah P Ferrer65.5%297
Soheila Davanlou53.8%2380
Lashanya Renee Nash50.0%20
Matthew J Ellis45.5%110
Anthony E Fabbri40.0%50
Cordelia P K Zecher0.0%20
Charles Rones0.0%10
Alicia M Willoughby0.0%10
Ondrej C Vostal0.0%10
Andrew C Georgandellis0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2153?

72.2% over the last five years, across 3,031 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2153 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Michael Pham (98.2%, 56 resolved), Dung K Chau (94.6%, 205 resolved), Merilyn P Nguyen (91.8%, 476 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2153 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Soheila Davanlou (53.8%, 238 resolved), Allen S Lin (67.8%, 242 resolved), Cao Dang Vuong (69.8%, 116 resolved).

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