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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2457: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,222 dispositions): 67% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 815 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Hamza N Algibhah100.0%319
Muluemebet Gurmu100.0%10
Moustafa M Meky93.4%7319
Oleg Survillo92.8%13917
Lashonda T Jacobs-Burton91.4%1,00612
Joe Chacko91.3%23010
El Hadji Malick Sall91.3%92615
Abdullahi Elmi Salad90.4%940
Thorne E Waugh86.3%2850
Lance Leonard Barry84.8%13814
Yves Dalencourt84.2%92015
Michael C Lai83.8%5050
Sm Zakirul Islam82.2%1740
Christopher B Robinson81.8%1980
Andrea L Hurst80.9%470
Kidest H Mendaye80.5%32912
Elizabeth Kassa80.2%34913
Sargon N Nano79.7%4740
Afroza Sultana79.6%540
Ramy M Osman78.8%75123
Chong G Kim78.1%2190
Barbara Burgess Anyan78.0%7389
Marshall M Mcleod77.3%440
Uzma Alam77.0%3560
Mohammad You A Mian76.5%9810
Sahera Halim76.5%2130
Blake J Rubin76.2%61316
Clayton R Williams75.1%4340
Kamal M Hossain74.1%270
Hee Soo Kim72.4%3660
Nicholas R Taylor71.4%70
Hussein A El Chanti69.8%1160
Ho T Shiu67.9%2930
Sanjoy K Roy67.0%1910
Meng Vang66.7%1470
Tania M Pena-Santana66.4%1340
Michael J Li57.1%1260
Avi M Gold39.0%590
Gregory G Todd32.7%3060
Ario Etienne11.5%260
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2457?

67.2% over the last five years, across 4,222 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2457 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Moustafa M Meky (93.4%, 731 resolved), Oleg Survillo (92.8%, 139 resolved), Lashonda T Jacobs-Burton (91.4%, 1,006 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2457 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Gregory G Todd (32.7%, 306 resolved), Avi M Gold (39.0%, 59 resolved), Michael J Li (57.1%, 126 resolved).

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