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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2176: Examiners and Allowance Rates

66 examiners • 16 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,527 dispositions): 60% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 1,097 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Kim Ngoc Huynh100.0%2210
Michael Roswell100.0%20
Daniel Samwel100.0%10
Terrell S Johnson97.9%9412
Volvick Derose97.4%11616
Phil K Nguyen96.2%8016
Hyun Soo Kim95.8%9611
Keshab R Pandey95.3%857
Xuxing Chen95.0%10012
Ji H Bae94.5%11018
Paul R Myers94.5%12815
Mohammed H Rehman93.8%9714
Gayathri Sampath90.0%5013
Hassan Mrabi90.0%100
Nimesh G Patel89.9%8911
Jaweed A Abbaszadeh86.7%301
Laurie Anne Ries86.2%6390
Maikhanh Nguyen82.2%5050
Brynne Josephine Corcoran81.8%220
Mandrita Brahmachari81.6%2070
Cheri L. Harrington81.3%7514
Ayman Fatima80.6%3115
Soumya Dasgupta73.4%1280
Andrew T Mcintosh71.8%3970
Steven Paul Sax70.0%100
Andrea Natae Long69.2%130
Ariel Mercado Vargas68.3%3560
Shourjo Dasgupta66.7%240
Andrew Tsutomu Chiusano65.2%230
Phoebe X Pan63.6%440
Sang H Kim63.6%1070
Gregory A Distefano63.2%190
Frank D Mills61.8%4370
Justin R Blaufeld61.2%1160
Nathan Hillery60.9%460
James H Blackwell59.4%640
Quoc A Tran58.8%850
Amelia L Tapp56.5%850
Andrew R Dyer55.4%5050
Chau T Nguyen52.5%800
James J Debrow50.0%1280
Daniel H Um50.0%40
Benjamin J Smith49.5%970
Rachna Singh Desai47.1%510
Tionna M Burke46.9%3050
Daeho D Song45.0%200
Zaida Marrero43.9%1070
Li P Sun41.2%170
Mustafa A Amin40.4%940
Mohamed Abou El Seoud40.0%100
William Wong38.5%780
Jenq-Kang Chu37.4%1390
Kavita Stanley32.1%530
Scott Martin Kelly31.8%440
Bille M Dahir30.4%560
Tyler J Schallhorn29.2%1370
Ahmad M El-Bkaily27.6%760
Brian Garmon27.0%1220
Shawn S Joseph25.7%1710
William D Hutton Jr.22.6%530
Ashley Fortino22.2%180
Elizabeth G Wright20.0%50
Jr., Warren Campbell14.0%860
Thomas R Dadds0.0%120
Kyana M Henderson0.0%90
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2176?

60.4% over the last five years, across 3,527 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2176 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Terrell S Johnson (97.9%, 94 resolved), Volvick Derose (97.4%, 116 resolved), Phil K Nguyen (96.2%, 80 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2176 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jr., Warren Campbell (14.0%, 86 resolved), William D Hutton Jr. (22.6%, 53 resolved), Shawn S Joseph (25.7%, 171 resolved).

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