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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2449: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,293 dispositions): 61% allowance rate • 3.6 office actions per allowance • 795 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Etienne Pierre Leroux100.0%10
Minh Trang T Nguyen100.0%10
Hau Hai Hoang100.0%10
Hieu T Hoang95.8%1669
David Yi90.0%300
David Peter Zarka87.2%30421
Normin Abedin84.5%4448
Atta Khan83.7%33810
Hermon Asres80.7%38420
Sibte H Bukhari78.8%43917
Michael Young Won78.0%4090
Todd L Barker75.7%38738
Wuji Chen73.5%9812
Hua Fan71.8%3300
William C Mcbeth66.7%30018
Thuong Nguyen66.7%2820
Binod J Kunwar66.1%590
Karina J Garcia-Ching62.5%2169
Andrew C Goldberg57.1%210
Muhammad A Raza56.1%28515
Gary V Dennis54.5%110
Ashokkumar B Patel51.9%270
Hien Van Doan50.8%1839
Eric D Moore50.0%100
Benjamin R Bruckart50.0%80
Boris Gorney47.1%340
Nicholas P Celani45.8%46726
Linglan E Edwards33.3%240
Joseph P Gazda26.3%190
Evans Desrosiers20.0%250
Vivek Srivastava18.4%385
Nasim Nazrul Nirjhar15.8%190
Joshua L Collins11.8%170
Kevin M Bechtel9.1%110
Lawrence V Cosby5.9%170
Nicholas A Jensen0.0%40
Najeebuddin Ansari0.0%30
Jason A Harley0.0%20

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2449?

60.9% over the last five years, across 3,293 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2449 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hieu T Hoang (95.8%, 166 resolved), David Yi (90.0%, 30 resolved), David Peter Zarka (87.2%, 304 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2449 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Vivek Srivastava (18.4%, 38 resolved), Nicholas P Celani (45.8%, 467 resolved), Boris Gorney (47.1%, 34 resolved).

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