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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2815: Examiners and Allowance Rates

50 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,060 dispositions): 61% allowance rate • 6.1 office actions per allowance • 1,592 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Matthew C Landau100.0%50
Edward Joseph Wojciechowicz100.0%30
Jami Valentine Miller100.0%10
Fatima N Farokhrooz100.0%10
Erik J Kielin100.0%10
Amol H Patel100.0%10
Xanthia C Cunningham100.0%10
Jay C Chang100.0%10
Krishna Jayanthi Palaniswamy100.0%10
Xia L Cross100.0%10
Brent D Castiaux100.0%10
Monica D Harrison97.0%39514
Calvin Lee94.8%3080
Moataz Khalifa90.9%660
Jacob Theodore Nelson87.7%15518
Matthew E Warren87.4%99411
Jose R Diaz87.0%96817
Jasmine Jhihan B Clark87.0%4530
Walter H Swanson86.1%3530
Anthony Ho85.8%4360
Allan R Wilson85.5%2070
Paul A Budd83.9%3840
Bo Fan83.5%3700
Woo Kyung Lee82.1%20726
Eugene Lee82.0%92825
Long Huynh Le80.0%1250
Chris C Chu75.7%3670
Michael B Shingleton72.0%4970
Joshua Scott Wyatt66.7%271
Dale E Page66.2%2930
Jerome Jackson Jr.64.8%3640
Joseph H Nguyen62.2%1270
David C Spalla61.4%700
John Lin60.0%42817
Fang-Xing Jiang55.6%3600
Young W Kim55.6%540
Mohammed Shamsuzzaman54.5%110
Yu Chen54.0%4540
David Michael Helberg50.0%120
Jay C Kim49.4%87639
Scott E Bauman47.1%18922
David Z Chen45.0%69544
Christopher A Culbert42.4%34931
Kenneth Parker39.0%770
Hrayr Sayadian36.6%410
Joshua Benitez Rosario10.0%106
Jorj I Owen0.0%190
Sidney S Phinazee0.0%10
Sue A Purvis0.0%10
Angelica Ros Estigoy Galvan—07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2815?

61.3% over the last five years, across 4,060 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2815 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Monica D Harrison (97.0%, 395 resolved), Calvin Lee (94.8%, 308 resolved), Moataz Khalifa (90.9%, 66 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2815 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hrayr Sayadian (36.6%, 41 resolved), Kenneth Parker (39.0%, 77 resolved), Christopher A Culbert (42.4%, 349 resolved).

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