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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2412: Examiners and Allowance Rates

28 examiners • 16 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,849 dispositions): 83% allowance rate • 4.3 office actions per allowance • 1,143 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Fahmida S Chowdhury100.0%10
Mahran Y Abu Roumi100.0%10
Prince Akwasi Mensah100.0%10
Rasha K Fayed100.0%10
Michael A Keller100.0%10
Debebe A Asefa98.8%860
Angel T Brockman97.1%13935
Rachel Elizabeth Cerlanek95.8%7211
Shawn D Miller95.7%25720
Chuong T Ho93.7%87328
Will W Lin93.6%51421
Ryan C Kavleski92.5%37114
Brenda H Pham92.0%70423
Jamal Javaid92.0%91235
Bob A Phunkulh91.2%75128
Kyaw Z Soe89.8%36234
Mohamed A Kamara89.3%73822
Walli Z Butt87.9%4620
Biswajit Ghose85.7%140
Saad Khawar85.2%37231
Thad N Defauw83.4%2597
Rachel Elizabeth Marks83.3%60
Rosene S Clark81.0%1950
Voster Preval79.8%890
George Calvin Atkins Jr.77.3%2030
Charles C Jiang74.4%868
Margaret Marie Anderson71.9%6416
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2412?

82.9% over the last five years, across 3,849 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2412 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Debebe A Asefa (98.8%, 86 resolved), Angel T Brockman (97.1%, 139 resolved), Rachel Elizabeth Cerlanek (95.8%, 72 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2412 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Margaret Marie Anderson (71.9%, 64 resolved), Charles C Jiang (74.4%, 86 resolved), George Calvin Atkins Jr. (77.3%, 203 resolved).

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