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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2445: Examiners and Allowance Rates

47 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,062 dispositions): 69% allowance rate • 2.6 office actions per allowance • 884 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Dustin Nguyen100.0%316
Christopher A. Bartels100.0%10
Khang D Do100.0%10
Angelica Ruiz100.0%10
Atique Ahmed100.0%10
James A Edwards98.5%670
Davoud Aman Zand95.0%1798
Tan Doan93.1%5810
Tesfu N Mekonen90.0%100
Margishi V Desai88.9%180
Kenneth R Coulter88.4%7657
Melvin H Pollack86.2%73413
Abdelbasst Talioua82.6%2318
Joshua Joo80.4%91024
Minh Chau Nguyen80.4%560
Patrice L Winder77.8%450
Melaku Y Habtemariam77.3%220
Jeffrey R Swearingen76.5%69314
Younes Naji75.3%46226
Ajay M Bhatia72.2%970
Oluwatosin M Gidado71.0%2550
Thomas Duong69.0%420
Bryan Y Lee66.9%3327
Quang X Le66.7%30
Ryan J Jakovac66.6%61628
Adnan M Mirza65.6%610
Taylor A Elfervig62.9%42813
Da T Ton62.3%1460
James Q Forman61.9%420
Christopher D Biagini60.3%3634
Azizul Q Choudhury60.0%500
Jonathan U Willis58.8%170
Messeret F Gebre56.9%29716
Loi H Tran55.6%90
Lin Liu55.0%1310
William J Goodchild48.9%450
Xiang Yu45.2%310
Vivek V Krishnan41.2%340
Tanim M Hossain36.2%580
Oscar A Louie34.5%584
Mitra Kianersi33.3%60
Benjamin A Jenkins19.6%510
Antony K Clayborn9.7%310
Lynn Diana Feild0.0%70
Andrew T Caldwell0.0%40
Atif I Qazi0.0%20
Vivek Srivastava0.0%20

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2445?

69.5% over the last five years, across 3,062 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2445 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: James A Edwards (98.5%, 67 resolved), Davoud Aman Zand (95.0%, 179 resolved), Tan Doan (93.1%, 58 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2445 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Antony K Clayborn (9.7%, 31 resolved), Benjamin A Jenkins (19.6%, 51 resolved), Oscar A Louie (34.5%, 58 resolved).

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