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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2186: Examiners and Allowance Rates

72 examiners • 11 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,424 dispositions): 79% allowance rate • 2.4 office actions per allowance • 767 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Tuan V Thai100.0%120
Chase W Peers100.0%10
Rehana Perveen100.0%10
Behzad Peikari100.0%10
Scott Thanh Binh Tran100.0%110
David Andrew Hopkins100.0%10
Omar F Fernandez Rivas100.0%10
Chuen-Meei Gan100.0%10
Raymond Ngan Phan97.5%1590
Brian Thomas Misiura93.5%1380
Glenn Allen Auve93.3%1790
Albert C Wang93.3%1190
Tian-Pong Chang92.9%140
Stefan Stoynov92.7%2480
Nitin C Patel91.2%2260
Zahid Choudhury90.7%2700
Pierre Miche Bataille90.3%4010
Cedric D Johnson90.0%6015
Aurel Prifti90.0%2590
John P Fishburn88.0%1330
Saif A Alhija85.4%8933
Fahmida Rahman84.9%1990
Nanci N Wong83.3%60
Hal W Schnee82.9%760
Edward J Dudek Jr.82.6%3050
Paul Juei-Fu Yen80.7%1870
Kaushikkumar M Patel80.0%1600
Danny Chan79.2%2310
Faisal M Zaman78.4%1530
Thomas J Cleary78.2%1190
Sean D Rossiter77.5%1780
Kim Ngoc Huynh76.2%210
Shane M Thomas75.6%1230
Aniss Chad75.0%40
Jay B Hann74.4%3931
Ralph A Verderamo III74.2%1320
Mardochee Chery74.0%960
Eric Chang73.9%1110
Cory A. Latham71.9%320
Renee D Chavez70.6%174
Michael C Krofcheck69.6%790
Joshua Neveln68.5%920
Sheng Jen Tsai66.4%2680
Juan Carlos Ochoa64.7%5130
Hetul B Patel63.6%1870
Nupur Debnath63.6%1114
Christopher D Birkhimer63.3%1470
Han V Doan61.5%130
Hamdy S Ahmed60.9%460
Ryan A Dare60.1%1580
Sidney Li60.0%100
Matthew R Chrzanowski57.7%1110
Michael Alsip54.2%1770
Kevin Michael Stewart53.2%470
Mohammed S Haque50.0%40
Brian W Wathen50.0%20
Jay Michael White50.0%20
Paul W Schlie50.0%20
Pursottam Giri43.3%3034
Ramon A Mercado20.0%200
Hein Jeong12.5%80
Anthony Ray Chavez8.3%1224
Charles Rones0.0%140
Jaehwan Oh0.0%90
Martin Khoi Hoang Vu0.0%30
Matthew M Kim0.0%20
Hewy H Li0.0%20
Simeon Paul Drapeau0.0%10
Andrew D Russell0.0%10
Ayesha E Huertas Torres0.0%10
Khang Thien Gia Huynh—01
Mehnaz Jareen Siddiquee—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2186?

78.6% over the last five years, across 2,424 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2186 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Raymond Ngan Phan (97.5%, 159 resolved), Brian Thomas Misiura (93.5%, 138 resolved), Glenn Allen Auve (93.3%, 179 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2186 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Pursottam Giri (43.3%, 30 resolved), Kevin Michael Stewart (53.2%, 47 resolved), Michael Alsip (54.2%, 177 resolved).

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