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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2163: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,193 dispositions): 64% allowance rate • 7.8 office actions per allowance • 1,557 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Cheyne D Ly100.0%50
Richard L Bowen100.0%10
Cheryl Maria Shechtman100.0%10
Nirav K Khakhar97.6%424
Greta Lee Robinson97.2%21817
Bai Duc Vu95.8%9510
Isaac M Woo92.9%6209
Nan Hutton89.7%390
Hanh B Thai87.1%80514
Hung T Vy86.3%9327
Thanh Ha T Dang83.6%5550
Tuan A Pham83.6%72418
Binh Van Ho81.9%2980
Uyen T Le80.9%1150
Muluemebet Gurmu80.9%49118
Andalib Ft Lodhi79.6%490
Kim T Nguyen79.2%3950
Dongming Wang77.6%490
Merilyn P Nguyen77.3%2250
Sheree N Brown76.0%2870
Wilson Lee75.0%1200
Shyue Jiunn Hwa74.3%2690
Angela M Lie73.4%1240
Erich Alexander Fischer71.4%350
Bin Xue71.2%1320
Alex N Gofman70.4%44913
Muhammad U Mian67.2%36921
Suman Rajaputra62.0%7919
Tuankhanh D Phan60.4%1590
Thai V Dang58.3%600
Michael Le50.7%4080
Hassan Mahmoudi50.0%360
Lynda Dinh50.0%40
Linh Black48.3%23415
Kamal K Dewan47.1%1915
Shelly X Qian38.7%1110
Mark Byunghoon Lee15.8%190
Joshua Vincent Dingle0.0%50
Mongbao Nguyen0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2163?

63.8% over the last five years, across 3,193 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2163 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Nirav K Khakhar (97.6%, 42 resolved), Greta Lee Robinson (97.2%, 218 resolved), Bai Duc Vu (95.8%, 95 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2163 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Shelly X Qian (38.7%, 111 resolved), Kamal K Dewan (47.1%, 191 resolved), Linh Black (48.3%, 234 resolved).

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