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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2673: Examiners and Allowance Rates

53 examiners • 13 with pending office actions • Communications (Tech Center 2600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 1,440 dispositions): 64% allowance rate • 3.1 office actions per allowance • 1,014 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Bezawit Nolawi Shimeles100.0%924
Matthew C Bella100.0%50
Oneal R Mistry100.0%40
John M Villecco100.0%10
Juan M Guillermety100.0%10
Daniel Joseph Santos100.0%10
Valenteana Shlommit Fung100.0%10
Chandhana Pedapati100.0%10
Charlotte M Baker95.3%640
Douglas Q Tran95.1%610
Chineyere D Wills-Burns93.2%443
Manuchehr Rahmjoo93.0%1000
Andrae S Allison92.9%12611
David F Dunphy92.1%14016
Scott A Rogers91.5%2010
David S Perlman91.5%1189
Satwant K Singh91.3%2760
Sean T Motsinger91.3%14921
Santiago Garcia90.7%12924
Negussie Worku88.6%1140
Pinalben V Patel88.6%14014
Dov Popovici88.4%430
Houshang Safaipour88.1%840
Kimberly A Williams87.9%2560
Ethan Noah Wolfson85.7%720
Cheukfan Lee84.4%2700
Tommy D Lee84.2%570
Saeid Ebrahimi Dehkordy84.1%1070
Anh-Vinh Thi Nguyen83.2%2020
Jerome Grant II83.1%710
Emmanuel Silva-Avina81.5%6512
Gabriel I Garcia79.7%590
Aaron Timothy Bonansinga78.6%4221
Phuong Hau Cai78.3%8326
Thierry L Pham76.8%2460
Lawrence E Wills76.2%420
Helen Zong75.5%2160
Thomas J Lett75.0%400
Lucius Cameron Gree Allen70.8%4816
John R Wallace64.1%1280
Michael L Burleson61.5%1220
Richa Mishra Sonifrank57.4%1410
Renae Allyn Bitor50.0%20
Edwin S Leland III33.3%30
Darryl V Dottin31.1%740
Vincent M Rudolph22.7%440
Marchelle Taggart20.5%440
Peter K Huntsinger11.5%780
Frantz Bataille0.0%70
Mark K Zimmerman0.0%60
Bharatkumar S Shah0.0%20
Idowu O Osifade0.0%10
Gregory Allan Morse0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2673?

63.7% over the last five years, across 1,440 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2673 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Charlotte M Baker (95.3%, 64 resolved), Douglas Q Tran (95.1%, 61 resolved), Chineyere D Wills-Burns (93.2%, 44 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2673 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Peter K Huntsinger (11.5%, 78 resolved), Marchelle Taggart (20.5%, 44 resolved), Vincent M Rudolph (22.7%, 44 resolved).

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