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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2453: Examiners and Allowance Rates

52 examiners • 11 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,100 dispositions): 66% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Vivek Srivastava100.0%20
Brandon S Wilgor100.0%10
Jason D Cardone100.0%10
Alicia Baturay100.0%10
Benjamin R Bruckart100.0%10
Patrice L Winder95.0%20112
Brian P Whipple94.8%770
Marshall M Mcleod93.3%450
Tu T Nguyen91.4%3730
Adnan M Mirza90.2%1220
Bharat Barot89.8%49919
Krisna Lim89.5%3820
Kristie D Shingles89.5%22825
Imad Hussain88.8%31312
Liang Che A Wang82.5%630
Dhairya A Patel82.4%48316
Randy A Scott77.6%3620
Arvin Eskandarnia76.8%1810
Thu Ha T Nguyen75.8%2690
Philip J Chea75.7%740
Monishwar J Mohan75.0%40
Thuong Nguyen72.0%1500
Sandarva Khanal68.2%2019
Margishi V Desai65.2%1350
Alex Hoang Tran63.0%18415
Vinh Nguyen62.7%5913
Tamara Teslovich Kyle62.6%1070
James Q Forman62.6%1390
Ondrej C Vostal62.2%2990
Sujana Khakural61.2%670
Esther Benoit Henderson60.3%1560
Azizul Q Choudhury59.9%1770
Aaron N Strange58.3%120
Clifton L Houston57.3%890
Brendan Y Higa57.1%490
Philip C Lee56.8%370
Charles C Murphy53.8%130
Eui H Kim49.4%16615
Andrew C Georgandellis47.0%2340
Anthony E Fabbri46.2%1430
Waseem Ashraf40.0%50
Tariq S Najee-Ullah38.8%1700
Tae K Kim33.3%330
Matthew S Lindsey27.6%870
Lashanya Renee Nash27.6%290
Hadi S Armouche25.0%40
Eric W Shepperd22.7%220
Kamal B Divecha10.5%3814
Krista Michelle Zele0.0%120
Joseph Thomas0.0%20
Matthew D Wiesen0.0%20
Benjamin M Thieu—09

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2453?

66.3% over the last five years, across 2,100 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2453 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Patrice L Winder (95.0%, 201 resolved), Brian P Whipple (94.8%, 77 resolved), Marshall M Mcleod (93.3%, 45 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2453 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kamal B Divecha (10.5%, 38 resolved), Matthew S Lindsey (27.6%, 87 resolved), Tae K Kim (33.3%, 33 resolved).

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