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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2653: Examiners and Allowance Rates

52 examiners • 10 with pending office actions • Communications (Tech Center 2600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,057 dispositions): 75% allowance rate • 3.0 office actions per allowance • 991 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Joshua A Kaufman100.0%240
Jonathan C Kim100.0%40
Douglas Godbold100.0%10
Jesse Scott Pullias100.0%10
Vijay B Chawan100.0%10
Adam Michael Weaver100.0%10
Shawn M Gotch100.0%10
Bryan S Blankenagel100.0%10
Abul K Azad100.0%10
Ethan Daniel Kim100.0%10
Uyen T Le100.0%10
Satwant K Singh97.8%900
Shreyans A Patel95.0%200
Brian Ensey94.7%950
Kenny H Truong93.5%1840
Alexander J Krzystan93.1%2030
Mohammad K Islam92.6%810
Phylesha Larvinia Dabney91.1%1120
Gerald Gauthier91.0%9030
Feng-Tzer Tzeng90.5%1160
Simon King90.5%5270
Paras D Shah89.3%11219
Huyen D Le88.8%1070
Julie X Dang87.6%1370
Simon P Sing87.2%2650
Tuan Duc Nguyen86.7%150
Farzad Kazeminezhad86.1%10812
Binh Kien Tieu86.1%1650
Akelaw Teshale85.6%5010
Joseph T Phan84.8%1780
Ryan C Robinson83.9%2230
Van D Huynh83.8%1670
Daniel R Sellers83.1%890
Oluwadamilol M Ogunbiyi82.9%8226
David F Siegel82.9%2920
Lisa Hashem81.8%1540
Angelica M Mckinney81.4%3380
Mulugeta Tuji Dugda81.4%5910
Hemant Shantilal Patel80.9%5610
Md S Elahee80.7%4510
Xuejun Zhao79.5%1560
Jeffrey P Lytle76.2%1470
Nadira Sultana73.1%7817
Solomon G Bezuayehu71.1%1940
Fouzia Hye Solaiman70.2%578
Ali Mohamad Hassan68.8%1615
Nicholas Daniel Lowen64.7%1714
Oleg Asanbayev50.0%60
Jacob Bui Vogt45.0%2024
Jean Dutriche Aristilde44.4%90
Fan S Tsang0.0%120
John Hong Fang-Wu—09

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2653?

75.1% over the last five years, across 3,057 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2653 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Satwant K Singh (97.8%, 90 resolved), Brian Ensey (94.7%, 95 resolved), Kenny H Truong (93.5%, 184 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2653 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Fouzia Hye Solaiman (70.2%, 57 resolved), Solomon G Bezuayehu (71.1%, 194 resolved), Nadira Sultana (73.1%, 78 resolved).

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