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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2695: Examiners and Allowance Rates

66 examiners • 16 with pending office actions • Communications (Tech Center 2600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,015 dispositions): 74% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Fariba Sirjani100.0%10
Julie X Dang100.0%10
Melvin C Marcelo100.0%10
Thang V Tran96.6%1190
Con P Tran95.8%9519
Xu Mei95.1%20614
William A Jerez Lora94.9%17517
Leshui Zhang93.7%23719
Ammar T Hamid93.1%23212
Disler Paul92.7%28819
Douglas John Suthers92.1%19011
David L Ton91.9%16011
Oyesola C Ojo90.5%20013
Annabelle Kang90.3%3114
Paul Kim89.2%11115
Jason C Olson88.5%610
Fred Tzeng87.6%2750
Jason R Kurr85.2%18216
Van Nguyen Chow85.2%2560
Abbas I Abdulselam84.1%440
Ping Lee84.0%15013
James K Mooney82.9%20516
Gustavo D Polo82.8%2210
Brent D Castiaux80.6%310
Adam Giesy79.1%2870
Emily J Frank76.8%2710
Joseph R Haley76.4%3600
Dismery E Mercedes75.0%1800
Premal R Patel75.0%640
Linh Nguyen Hoffner73.8%420
Nathan Andrew Danielsen72.6%2410
Ifedayo B Iluyomade71.4%2200
David Donald Davis70.8%480
Vinh Tang Lam70.8%480
Chineyere D Wills-Burns70.8%1300
Koosha Sharifi-Tafreshi70.6%680
Henok G Heyi69.2%1720
Thuy N Pardo67.9%560
Nicholas J Lee67.6%370
Dmitriy Bolotin67.0%880
Lixi Chow Simpson66.7%480
Shin Lee66.7%311
Latanya Bibbins64.2%670
Jennifer L Zubajlo62.2%370
Shawna T Stepp Jones61.8%340
Hong Zhou61.3%620
Julie Anne Watko61.2%1210
Vivian C Chin61.1%183
Andrew Sasinowski60.8%740
Aneeta Yodichkas58.8%680
Antonio J Xavier58.3%360
Parul H Gupta52.6%780
Karin A Kiyabu51.3%1170
Sarvesh J Nadkarni50.0%280
Gloryvid Figueroa-Gibson50.0%60
Christopher Ray Lamb43.6%2180
Stacy Khoo42.9%280
Joseph G Rodriguez42.3%260
Jeffrey S Steinberg40.6%320
Carl Adams38.2%340
Crystal Mathews0.0%100
Joseph H Feild0.0%80
Amare Mengistu0.0%40
Srilakshmi K Kumar0.0%30
Jessica Wynn Tai0.0%10
David J Lee0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2695?

73.6% over the last five years, across 3,015 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2695 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Thang V Tran (96.6%, 119 resolved), Con P Tran (95.8%, 95 resolved), Xu Mei (95.1%, 206 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2695 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Carl Adams (38.2%, 34 resolved), Jeffrey S Steinberg (40.6%, 32 resolved), Christopher Ray Lamb (43.6%, 218 resolved).

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