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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2496: Examiners and Allowance Rates

39 examiners • 10 with pending office actions • Networking & Security (Tech Center 2400)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,768 dispositions): 67% allowance rate • 6.2 office actions per allowance • 1,291 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
David Le100.0%50
Hassan Saadoun100.0%10
Rupal Dharia100.0%10
Ponnoreay Pich100.0%10
Thu N Nguyen100.0%10
Arnold M Kinkead100.0%10
Dawit Tibebu Woldemariam100.0%10
Badri Narayanan Champakesan95.9%1450
Venkatanaray Perungavoor88.9%2700
Amir Mehrmanesh87.5%1440
Abdulhakim Nobahar87.0%230
Courtney D Fields84.6%1820
William S Powers84.1%15112
Tae K Kim82.6%24216
Abu S Sholeman81.0%24225
Brian F Shaw80.0%450
Haresh N Patel76.7%21925
Quy C Pham76.7%600
Meng Li73.2%560
Mohammed Waliullah72.9%1180
Piotr Poltorak72.5%1420
Walter J Malinowski72.0%930
Christopher S Ruprecht70.8%890
Khang D Do69.4%850
Nirav B Patel69.2%1330
Shahriar Zarrineh68.2%19529
Huan V Doan67.3%520
Kevin Alexis Ayala55.2%13420
Robert Matijasec50.0%60
Ali H Cheema41.7%360
Gita Faramarzi35.7%5619
Joshua N Gonzales23.5%170
Alexandria Cori Valenci Rodriguez12.5%80
Jorge L Ortiz Criado9.1%110
Tommy Nmn Martinez8.3%1222
Miguel Alexander Lopez5.9%3421
Andrew L Nalven0.0%30
Amy Cohen Johnson0.0%20
Javier O Guzman—013

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2496?

66.8% over the last five years, across 1,768 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2496 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Badri Narayanan Champakesan (95.9%, 145 resolved), Venkatanaray Perungavoor (88.9%, 270 resolved), Amir Mehrmanesh (87.5%, 144 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2496 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Miguel Alexander Lopez (5.9%, 34 resolved), Gita Faramarzi (35.7%, 56 resolved), Ali H Cheema (41.7%, 36 resolved).

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