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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2437: Examiners and Allowance Rates

58 examiners • 8 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,908 dispositions): 67% allowance rate • 3.6 office actions per allowance • 880 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Hadi S Armouche100.0%50
Rupal Dharia100.0%30
Randy A Scott100.0%20
Beemnet W Dada100.0%10
William J Goodchild100.0%10
Hiteshkumar R Patel100.0%10
Samson B Lemma100.0%10
John B King100.0%10
Amy Cohen Johnson100.0%10
Leynna Thanh Truvan100.0%10
Andrew Suh100.0%10
Stephen T Gundry100.0%10
Anthony D Brown100.0%10
Michael S Mcnally100.0%10
Minh Dieu T Nguyen93.8%160
Alexander Lagor93.2%440
Khalil Naghdali90.9%3730
Matthew Smithers89.8%1,0040
Minh Dinh88.4%1730
Shu Chun Gao87.8%2380
Meng Li87.7%52817
Nelson S Giddins84.0%4430
Shaqueal D Wade-Wright82.6%3390
Paul E Callahan81.4%5700
Pramila Parthasarathy80.0%50
Courtney D Fields79.3%1880
Ali S Abyaneh77.9%63019
Benjamin E Lanier77.7%53922
Huan V Doan77.7%1390
Mirza Israr Javed76.7%900
Alexander Roehyat Lapian75.9%1660
Zoha Piyadehghibi Tafaghodi75.7%1690
Michael J Pyzocha75.1%5910
Techane Gergiso75.1%2050
Gregory M Elmore72.0%750
Shewaye Gelagay71.8%2550
Taylor P Vu70.3%3720
Jing F Sims69.2%1430
Lydia Louis-Fils Noel68.0%10318
Nadia Khoshnoodi65.9%440
David J Pearson61.2%800
Abu S Sholeman58.2%1410
Hilary Branske58.0%1430
Phy Anh Tran Vu56.6%990
De'Maris R Brown55.3%380
Luu T Pham54.1%1460
Felicia Farrow50.8%12626
Jeffery L Williams48.8%1290
Zachary A Davis46.8%470
David H Massie41.7%240
Rupali Dhakad41.5%4120
Brandon Michael Binczak38.5%6527
Tamara Teslovich Kyle36.8%760
Jeffrey D Popham23.1%520
Eleni A Shiferaw0.0%210
Kristine Lynn Kincaid0.0%10
Thong P Truong0.0%10
David P Kohn0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2437?

66.6% over the last five years, across 2,908 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2437 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Alexander Lagor (93.2%, 44 resolved), Khalil Naghdali (90.9%, 373 resolved), Matthew Smithers (89.8%, 1,004 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2437 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jeffrey D Popham (23.1%, 52 resolved), Tamara Teslovich Kyle (36.8%, 76 resolved), Brandon Michael Binczak (38.5%, 65 resolved).

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