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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2198: Examiners and Allowance Rates

46 examiners • 17 with pending office actions • Computing & Software (Tech Center 2100)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,317 dispositions): 74% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 684 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Pierre M Vital100.0%65
Zuheir Mheir100.0%27
Abdou K Seye99.3%14515
Craig C Dorais97.2%1094
Charlie Sun95.6%13621
Timothy A Mudrick95.0%1399
Brian W Wathen94.6%1120
Francisco Javier Aponte93.9%1800
Tuan C. Dao92.5%10715
Bing Zhao91.6%830
Crystal Joy Barnes-Bullock91.5%940
Jordan Scott Motter88.9%276
Anibal Rivera88.5%1830
Reshaun Finkley88.5%260
Eric Nilsson88.4%950
Adam Lee88.4%11225
Jacob D Dascomb88.1%10127
Joseph R Kudirka87.5%320
Marina Lee86.3%1240
Qamrun Nahar86.1%1650
Roberto E Luna85.9%710
Jay A Morrison84.5%1680
Isaac Tuku Tecklu83.9%2300
Daniel Brennan Trainor83.3%1811
Mohammad H Kabir80.4%1480
Theodore E Hebert79.2%1300
Ryan F Pitaro78.7%1360
Daxin Wu76.9%1300
Insun Kang76.4%1400
Hossain M Morshed75.7%740
Devayani R Talukdar75.0%240
William C Wood75.0%40
Tuan Minh Nguyen73.9%2310
Adam Joseph Conkey73.7%190
Deric Omar Ortiz69.9%930
Shirin S Alizadeh66.7%60
Todd Aguilera58.1%1050
Erika A Kretzmer54.5%770
Ben M Rifkin51.2%860
Justin R Blaufeld47.6%420
Don Kitsun Wong0.0%20
Thanh Ngo—08
Ashmeed Carcia Achille—08
Tien Thanh Tram—04
Anthony Duc Huynh—03
Phebe Tan—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2198?

74.4% over the last five years, across 1,317 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2198 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Abdou K Seye (99.3%, 145 resolved), Craig C Dorais (97.2%, 109 resolved), Charlie Sun (95.6%, 136 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2198 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Justin R Blaufeld (47.6%, 42 resolved), Ben M Rifkin (51.2%, 86 resolved), Erika A Kretzmer (54.5%, 77 resolved).

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