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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2165: Examiners and Allowance Rates

48 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,577 dispositions): 69% allowance rate • 3.8 office actions per allowance • 929 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Kuen S Lu100.0%3419
Hassan Mahmoudi100.0%20
Charles D Adams100.0%10
Mohammad Ali100.0%10
Omar F Fernandez Rivas100.0%10
David E Choi100.0%10
Elizabeth Kassa100.0%10
Sana A Al Hashemi97.4%770
Kimberly Lovel Wilson97.2%719
Diane D Mizrahi94.7%190
Samuel Sharpless93.2%446
Jorge A Casanova90.3%3706
Loc Tran89.0%2100
Maher N Algibhah88.0%25810
Richard L Bowen84.0%3507
Giovanna B Colan82.6%1675
Eddy Cheung81.6%2772
Tarek Chbouki81.3%86514
Bai Duc Vu73.1%5310
Tyler J Torgrimson72.7%4119
Aryan D Toughiry70.3%1858
Farhan M Syed69.0%6640
Mark A Radtke68.8%1090
Loan T Nguyen68.1%6913
Kilpatrick L Jones66.7%30
Jagdish J Pandya62.9%350
Daniel W Kinsaul62.3%2040
Anugeetha Kunjithapatham61.1%906
Giuseppi J Giuliani59.2%2180
Son T Hoang58.3%1030
Vei Chung Liang57.9%1070
Kellye Dee Buckingham57.8%1280
Michael J Hicks56.7%3350
Matthew J Ellis56.6%1130
Kristofer M Biskeborn52.4%420
Jermaine A Mincey50.7%690
Polina G Peach50.3%47927
Ahmed M Abraham50.0%400
Jacques Veillard49.1%550
Kevin L. Young46.8%1540
Christyann R Pulliam46.7%900
Karina Levitian45.3%530
Michael K Tamaru40.0%550
Raheem Hoffler37.7%690
Aleksandr Kerzhner29.6%270
Isaac Tyrone Jackson21.4%140
Neveen Abel Jalil12.8%470
Carlene M Gordon0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2165?

69.0% over the last five years, across 3,577 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2165 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kuen S Lu (100.0%, 34 resolved), Sana A Al Hashemi (97.4%, 77 resolved), Kimberly Lovel Wilson (97.2%, 71 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2165 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Neveen Abel Jalil (12.8%, 47 resolved), Raheem Hoffler (37.7%, 69 resolved), Michael K Tamaru (40.0%, 55 resolved).

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