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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2197: Examiners and Allowance Rates

41 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,339 dispositions): 54% allowance rate • 3.1 office actions per allowance • 898 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Peter Li Yuan100.0%116
Kurtis Gills100.0%10
Van H Nguyen100.0%10
Sisley Nahyun Kim100.0%10
April Ying Shan Blair100.0%10
Clint A Thatcher98.2%560
Thuy Chan Dao95.5%440
Gregory Aaron Kessler95.1%22520
Kenneth Tang94.9%1768
Bradley A Teets94.4%710
Anil Khatri93.1%580
Chameli Das91.5%3870
Melissa A Headly88.8%13428
Rongfa Philip Wang84.8%2370
Willy W Huaracha84.4%6411
Dong U Kim83.3%19818
Lanny N Ung83.3%12014
Ryan D Coyer72.1%2830
Duy Khuong Thanh Nguyen69.6%1910
Joanne Gonzales Macasiano69.4%1868
Viva L Miller67.9%1930
Hang Pan64.3%2380
Erika A Kretzmer63.6%110
Zengpu Wei62.3%14627
Sen Thong Chen62.0%1080
Hui-Wen Lin59.3%810
Amir Soltanzadeh59.2%980
Lenin Paulino57.1%20326
James D Rutten56.8%2340
Bradford F Wheaton56.7%1410
Ari Faith Colema Riggins55.6%913
Evral E Bodden54.3%2470
Arshia S Kia54.1%610
Miguel Angel Rodriguez Delgado50.0%20
Mohammad H Kabir47.7%650
Marina Lee42.9%140
Li B Zhen42.9%70
Shihab Alam—017
Todd Jeffrey Johnson—07
Mezmure Dawit—03
Deborah Long Gawrylowicz—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2197?

53.5% over the last five years, across 1,339 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2197 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Clint A Thatcher (98.2%, 56 resolved), Thuy Chan Dao (95.5%, 44 resolved), Gregory Aaron Kessler (95.1%, 225 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2197 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Mohammad H Kabir (47.7%, 65 resolved), Arshia S Kia (54.1%, 61 resolved), Evral E Bodden (54.3%, 247 resolved).

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