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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2188: Examiners and Allowance Rates

47 examiners • 12 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 462 dispositions): 36% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Quoc A Tran100.0%10
Kamini S Shah100.0%10
John A Lane100.0%10
William Wong100.0%10
Hiep T Nguyen94.4%1440
Midys Rojas93.8%1280
Hamdy S Ahmed93.8%320
Stephen C Elmore92.9%850
Shawn X Gu90.3%1550
Denise Tran88.9%900
Than Vinh Nguyen88.6%1660
Hashem Farrokh87.9%2150
Ngoc V Dinh87.5%80
Ryan F Pitaro87.2%390
Hua Jasmine Song85.7%1400
Hong Chong Kim84.7%1110
Mardochee Chery84.2%1840
Gary J Portka84.0%1060
Kevin L Ellis80.0%100
Eunhee Kim76.5%9832
Kaushikkumar M Patel76.2%1300
Duc T Doan75.9%290
Michael C Krofcheck75.8%1200
Mehdi Namazi73.7%380
Akash Saxena69.0%11324
Arpan P Savla66.7%570
Saif A Alhija66.7%30
Bernard E Cothran53.9%7623
Joseph Patrick Morris51.7%2921
Michael Edward Cocchi50.6%8132
Adrian Stoica50.0%2017
Shawn Eland50.0%180
Gary W Cygiel48.3%290
Kenneth M Lo48.2%850
Jay Michael White46.7%1529
David Andrew Hopkins37.3%6723
Simeon Paul Drapeau21.1%1930
Hein Jeong15.4%130
Pursottam Giri5.3%190
Abrham Alehegn Tamiru0.0%416
Martin Khoi Hoang Vu0.0%40
Renee D Chavez0.0%30
Pierre M Vital0.0%10
Rehana Perveen0.0%10
Andrew John Slesinger0.0%10
Aaric R Marks—09
Alex Julian Duffy—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2188?

36.4% over the last five years, across 462 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2188 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hiep T Nguyen (94.4%, 144 resolved), Midys Rojas (93.8%, 128 resolved), Hamdy S Ahmed (93.8%, 32 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2188 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: David Andrew Hopkins (37.3%, 67 resolved), Kenneth M Lo (48.2%, 85 resolved), Michael Edward Cocchi (50.6%, 81 resolved).

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