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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2412: Examiners and Allowance Rates

27 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,850 dispositions): 83% allowance rate • 4.3 office actions per allowance • 1,139 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
Rachel Elizabeth Cerlanek97.2%7215
Angel T Brockman97.1%13836
Shawn D Miller95.6%24918
Chuong T Ho93.8%87130
Will W Lin93.5%51121
Ryan C Kavleski92.4%36917
Jamal Javaid92.0%90436
Brenda H Pham92.0%70221
Bob A Phunkulh91.2%74825
Kyaw Z Soe89.8%36242
Mohamed A Kamara89.3%73524
Walli Z Butt87.9%4620
Biswajit Ghose85.7%140
Saad Khawar85.1%36937
Thad N Defauw83.3%2589
Rachel Elizabeth Marks83.3%60
Rosene S Clark81.0%1950
Voster Preval79.8%890
George Calvin Atkins Jr.77.3%2030
Charles C Jiang74.1%850
Margaret Marie Anderson71.4%6324

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2412?

82.9% over the last five years, across 3,850 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), Rachel Elizabeth Cerlanek (97.2%, 72 resolved), Angel T Brockman (97.1%, 138 resolved).

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

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Margaret Marie Anderson (71.4%, 63 resolved), Charles C Jiang (74.1%, 85 resolved), George Calvin Atkins Jr. (77.3%, 203 resolved).

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