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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2494: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,112 dispositions): 75% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 916 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Christopher S Ruprecht100.0%130
Timothy Hallman100.0%20
Aayush Aryal100.0%10
Badri Narayanan Champakesan95.3%4311
Shanto Abedin92.3%3268
Arezoo Sherkat90.1%710
Vance M Little89.3%24218
Bruce S Ashley88.4%1550
Olugbenga O Idowu88.1%35414
Kaveh Abrishamkar85.1%58210
Techane Gergiso84.7%4900
Robert B Leung84.5%6339
Thanh H Le83.3%60
Howard H Louie81.9%19310
Ghodrat Jamshidi81.7%710
Ayoub Alata81.5%4936
Alan Lingqian Kong80.5%11311
Theodore C Parsons78.6%47311
Sangseok Park76.9%520
Tri Minh Tran75.7%3380
Thomas Ho75.5%2690
Sameera Wickramasuriya75.4%1838
Carlos Manuel De Jesus Lassala75.3%1860
James J Wilcox70.6%1700
Adrian Stoica68.2%3110
James P Moles66.7%4812
Janusz Kusyk64.5%620
Nadia Khoshnoodi57.3%1310
Ngoc Thach D Nguyen53.7%1210
Shan E Elahi50.0%400
Jung W Kim14.0%505
Evol A Reid0.0%10
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2494?

75.3% over the last five years, across 3,112 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2494 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Badri Narayanan Champakesan (95.3%, 43 resolved), Shanto Abedin (92.3%, 326 resolved), Arezoo Sherkat (90.1%, 71 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2494 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jung W Kim (14.0%, 50 resolved), Shan E Elahi (50.0%, 40 resolved), Ngoc Thach D Nguyen (53.7%, 121 resolved).

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