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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2817: Examiners and Allowance Rates

102 examiners • 37 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,933 dispositions): 82% allowance rate • 4.3 office actions per allowance • 1,009 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Matthew E Warren100.0%210
Christian L Rivera100.0%70
Siangluai Mang100.0%60
Sue A Purvis100.0%50
Jacob Alexander Vlcek100.0%10
Amir Zarabian100.0%10
Duy Vu Nguyen Deo100.0%10
David F Dunphy100.0%10
Suberr L Chi100.0%10
Gevell V Selby100.0%10
Julian D Huffman100.0%10
Sesha Sairaman Srinivasan100.0%10
Shih Tsun A Chou100.0%10
Mushfique Siddique100.0%10
Vu A Vu100.0%10
Samuel Park100.0%10
Steven Ho Yin Loke100.0%10
Grant A Ellis100.0%10
Jas A Sanghera100.0%10
Daniel P Shook100.0%10
Michael B Shingleton100.0%10
Kyoung Lee98.6%27816
John P Dulka97.9%23721
Yu-Hsi David Sun97.7%21923
David Nhu97.5%1610
Marlon T Fletcher97.3%1130
Michael Yoo Lim Jung97.0%36820
Adam Joseph Mott97.0%338
Jay C Chang96.9%19528
Nicholas J Tobergte96.1%48413
Sophia Wei-Chun Kao96.0%10113
Thanh Y Tran95.5%61822
Mikka H Liu94.7%20830
Christina A Sylvia94.5%21720
Anthony Ho93.9%72614
Bilkis Jahan93.5%45919
Hoa B Trinh93.4%1820
Ratisha Mehta92.9%17031
Angel Roman92.9%2830
Patricia T Nguyen92.6%2560
Khanh V Nguyen92.2%3830
Kevin V Quinto91.1%3920
Henry Choe90.9%3850
Kien C Ly90.7%1510
Hieu P Nguyen90.3%3310
David C Mis89.8%2250
Steven J Mottola89.7%3190
Dean O Takaoka89.3%3630
Barbara Summons89.2%3140
Khiem D Nguyen89.1%2650
Grant S Withers88.9%180
Arnold M Kinkead88.3%2990
Ali Naraghi87.5%10422
Joseph Chang86.3%3150
Kimberly E Glenn86.3%3070
Thaddeus J Kolb85.7%3527
Alan Wong85.6%1670
Mohammad M Hoque85.5%74325
Benny T Lee85.3%3480
Brad Allan Knudson85.1%11424
William H Anderson85.1%22136
Seungsook Ham85.0%600
Antonio B Crite84.2%43726
Samuel L Lair84.1%630
Samuel Jonathan Smith84.0%5024
Timothy Edward Duren82.8%586
Bradley Smith82.3%57628
Tenley Hope Schofield81.7%820
Da Wei Lee81.6%4919
Victor V Barzykin81.5%2970
Hamna Fathima Iqbal81.0%2135
Kretelia Graham80.0%350
Ryan Johnson79.8%3560
Krista M Flanagan78.6%140
Stephen E Jones78.4%2450
James E Goodley77.9%1950
Jeffrey M Shin77.1%2010
Gerald D Stevens77.1%2180
David J Goodwin76.7%57549
Phat X Cao76.1%5100
Nga Doan75.9%790
Kimberly Newman Frey75.0%3240
Jaesun Lee74.4%430
Levi Gannon71.8%3830
Hardadi Sumadiwirya71.4%70
Diana C Vieira68.8%1250
Eva Y Montalvo66.7%180
Adin Hrnjic66.1%5927
Richard Tan64.7%1730
Nkechinyere Otuomasirich Esiaba60.0%2022
Rakesh Bhaskarbhai Patel50.0%80
Andre C Stevenson50.0%40
Eric R Hamill50.0%20
Robert J Pascal25.0%80
Charles Matthew Brecht—038
Moataz Khalifa—030
Jacob F Betit—027
Benjamin Hoang Tran—06
Eliseo Ramos Feliciano—06
Steve Quoc Phan—03
Mehek Ahmed—02
Aidan Dennehy Bankler—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2817?

81.5% over the last five years, across 5,933 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2817 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kyoung Lee (98.6%, 278 resolved), John P Dulka (97.9%, 237 resolved), Yu-Hsi David Sun (97.7%, 219 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2817 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Richard Tan (64.7%, 173 resolved), Adin Hrnjic (66.1%, 59 resolved), Diana C Vieira (68.8%, 125 resolved).

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