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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2478: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,335 dispositions): 70% allowance rate • 4.2 office actions per allowance • 1,030 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Irma Wahlstrom100.0%10
Mewale A Ambaye100.0%10
Franko Chui Lam Hui100.0%10
Stephen P Avila100.0%10
Charles E Eckholdt90.9%110
Mon Cheri S Davenport89.4%850
Shukri Abdallah Taha86.5%86819
Gerald A Smarth85.9%74516
Faisal Choudhury85.2%82219
Shripal K Khajuria84.5%5040
Kodzovi Acolatse84.0%95042
Anindita Sen82.4%8517
Maryam Nmn Emadi81.4%4319
Guang W Li80.4%62427
Brandon M Renner80.0%4200
Scott M Sciacca79.2%63529
Jay L. Vogel79.2%46626
Abdeltif Ajid78.5%33120
Sulaiman Nooristany76.9%2120
Kenny S Lin75.9%1870
Kevin H Lee75.0%800
The Hy Nguyen74.7%33230
Sasha J Cintron Pacheco73.9%230
Noel R Beharry68.4%1770
Adam Joel Cerlanek66.7%3920
Abdelnabi O Musa64.3%1570
Farhad Ali62.8%3440
Majid Esmaeilian61.3%310
Francis J Combs58.9%560
Jasmine Myers56.7%300
Saad A Waqas56.1%570
Benjamin R Bruckart53.6%280
Manuel Rangel51.0%1040
Joseph E Avellino44.4%186
Lucia Gheorghe Gradinariu33.3%1540
Derrick W Ferris0.0%170
Jeffrey Chiachang Pwu0.0%20
Chongsuh Park—037

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2478?

70.2% over the last five years, across 3,335 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2478 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Mon Cheri S Davenport (89.4%, 85 resolved), Shukri Abdallah Taha (86.5%, 868 resolved), Gerald A Smarth (85.9%, 745 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2478 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Manuel Rangel (51.0%, 104 resolved), Saad A Waqas (56.1%, 57 resolved), Jasmine Myers (56.7%, 30 resolved).

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