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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2682: Examiners and Allowance Rates

51 examiners • 12 with pending office actions • Communications (Tech Center 2600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,724 dispositions): 72% allowance rate • 3.2 office actions per allowance • 1,035 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Ojiako K Nwugo100.0%20
Jacky X Zheng100.0%20
Henok Asres Shiferaw100.0%20
Wissam Rashid100.0%10
Abderrahim Merouan100.0%10
Minh Q Phan100.0%10
Eugene Yun100.0%10
Lee Nguyen100.0%10
Helen Zong100.0%10
Whitney Moore100.0%10
Zhipeng Wang100.0%10
Joseph D Manoskey100.0%10
Dung D Tran98.7%1570
Eric A Rust98.2%1090
Moustapha Diaby96.9%980
Cheukfan Lee94.2%526
John R Wallace93.8%17622
Marcellus Augustin93.5%29124
Gabriel I Garcia93.0%11416
Ted W Barnes92.7%1245
Andrew H Lam92.3%16913
Christopher Wait92.1%380
Haris Sabah91.5%23421
Barbara Diane Reinier90.2%1330
Lennin R Rodriguezgonzalez89.6%1150
Allen H Nguyen88.9%180
Juan M Guillermety84.8%19125
Kerri L Mcnally84.7%3340
Fan Zhang82.4%13626
Hung T Nguyen80.0%1300
Mark S Rushing79.8%1980
Chad S Dickerson78.9%570
Hoi Ching Lau78.1%3750
Renee Dorsey75.2%2180
Nam V Nguyen74.3%3150
Benjamin O Dulaney70.4%540
Huo Long Chen69.6%14823
Munear T Akki65.7%1400
Anne Viet Nga Lai62.5%160
Anthony D Afrifa-Kyei61.7%1830
Edny Labbees61.5%1350
Sisay Yacob61.4%440
Sharmin Akhter61.2%1470
Jack K Wang60.0%2650
Paulson Idowu Obiniyi58.3%1680
Naomi J Small55.2%2610
Benny Quoc Tieu54.5%1113
Thang Duc Tran50.0%440
Peter K Huntsinger42.9%6337
Matthew R Taylor35.7%140
George A Bugg0.0%280

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2682?

72.2% over the last five years, across 2,724 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2682 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Dung D Tran (98.7%, 157 resolved), Eric A Rust (98.2%, 109 resolved), Moustapha Diaby (96.9%, 98 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2682 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Peter K Huntsinger (42.9%, 63 resolved), Thang Duc Tran (50.0%, 44 resolved), Naomi J Small (55.2%, 261 resolved).

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