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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2434: Examiners and Allowance Rates

48 examiners • 13 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,359 dispositions): 76% allowance rate • 3.1 office actions per allowance • 916 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Calvin Thanh Nguyen100.0%50
Ali Shayanfar100.0%40
Hadi S Armouche100.0%30
Rupal Dharia100.0%20
Eleni A Shiferaw100.0%10
Shreyaj Ram Bhandari100.0%115
Bassam A Noaman100.0%10
Jeffery L Williams100.0%10
Maung T Lwin100.0%10
Olugbenga O Idowu100.0%10
Sm Azizur Rahman95.5%1566
Mohammad S Shams91.1%560
Phuc H Pham90.8%1200
Abiy Getachew89.8%7350
Aubrey H Wyszynski89.5%72416
Benjamin A Kaplan89.0%6397
Afaq Ali89.0%14524
Lawrence Quang Truong87.5%1612
Thanh H Le87.0%1930
Andrew L Nalven86.7%600
Mahabub S Ahmed84.8%30211
Arezoo Sherkat84.7%1440
Amare F Tabor83.7%8229
Jacob Lipman83.4%8118
David Yiuk Jung82.7%1040
Dant B Shaifer Harriman81.1%79411
Stephen Sanders80.2%3030
Yonas A Bayou79.3%5360
Tongoc Tran79.3%4820
Teshome Hailu78.7%70113
Michael J Simitoski77.4%310
William S Powers75.5%4000
Yohannes Wallelign Minwuyelet75.0%40
Noura Zoubair72.8%36816
Michael M Guirguis69.3%1660
Jason Kai Yin Gee69.0%1450
Nabil M El Hady68.5%540
Alec Christopher Ankrum66.7%37
Monjur Rahim65.3%1010
Piotr Poltorak62.5%1440
Imhotep Durham59.3%1180
Ellen C Tran53.8%260
Farid Homayounmehr50.0%280
Christopher J Brown50.0%160
Roderick Tolentino45.5%110
Kambiz Zand26.3%380
Younfaa O Myles14.3%70
Amy Cohen Johnson0.0%20

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2434?

76.5% over the last five years, across 3,359 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2434 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Sm Azizur Rahman (95.5%, 156 resolved), Mohammad S Shams (91.1%, 56 resolved), Phuc H Pham (90.8%, 120 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2434 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kambiz Zand (26.3%, 38 resolved), Imhotep Durham (59.3%, 118 resolved), Piotr Poltorak (62.5%, 144 resolved).

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