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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2493: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,249 dispositions): 71% allowance rate • 621 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Nirav C Shah100.0%10
Clayton Henry Hopkins100.0%10
Fnu Habibullah91.7%120
Han Yang88.3%2480
Ghodrat Jamshidi87.9%53011
Don Gordon Zhao87.3%80112
Mohammad A Siddiqi86.3%7019
Chau D Le82.8%4190
Michael J Simitoski82.3%58714
Peter C Shaw80.2%52423
Andrew Suh80.0%1907
Haresh N Patel76.6%3890
Vance M Little76.4%1740
Muhammad U Chaudhry76.4%720
Catherine B Thiaw76.4%4150
Ali Shayanfar75.0%960
Syed A Zaidi74.9%3660
Zhe Liu74.2%15912
Hany S Gadalla72.8%19113
Quy C Pham71.4%350
Gary E Lavelle63.3%1880
Harunur Rashid58.7%920
Victor D Lesniewski58.4%49312
John E Elmore57.7%710
Phillip Emmanuel Wilson55.6%90
Tarek A Elarabi40.0%50
Carl G Colin25.9%586
Dao Q Ho23.1%390
Phillip R Auger16.7%120
Farid Homayounmehr11.1%90
Komi Nounyanou Amevigbe0.0%29
Lorenz W Schaefer0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2493?

70.8% over the last five years, across 3,249 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2493 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Han Yang (88.3%, 248 resolved), Ghodrat Jamshidi (87.9%, 530 resolved), Don Gordon Zhao (87.3%, 801 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2493 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Dao Q Ho (23.1%, 39 resolved), Carl G Colin (25.9%, 58 resolved), John E Elmore (57.7%, 71 resolved).

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