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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2828: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,024 dispositions): 65% allowance rate • 2.9 office actions per allowance • 703 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Brian P Riely100.0%30
Jasmin Kaur Mundi100.0%30
Daniel Petkovsek100.0%20
Michael J Stahl100.0%10
Quyen Phan Leung100.0%10
Rhonda S Peace100.0%10
Manolis Y Pahakis100.0%10
Shi K Li100.0%10
Maeve Elizabeth O'Brien100.0%10
Armando Rodriguez90.7%7560
Vu A Vu90.3%8780
Dung T Nguyen89.9%4970
Mohammed R Alam85.6%3680
Yuanda Zhang84.1%1,01517
James A Menefee83.1%8922
Sheikh Maruf83.1%3900
Xinning Niu82.6%1,03818
Kinam Park82.0%8280
Tuan N Nguyen81.6%6640
Phillip Nguyen80.6%2170
Delma Rosa Forde76.7%53612
Patrick Stafford75.7%2430
Michael W Carter74.2%86622
Alexander Joseph Ehrlich71.7%5321
Minsun Oh Harvey69.8%435
Stephen Sutton Kotter66.7%1021
Joshua King64.9%74712
Fernanda Adriana Camacho Alanis56.5%4613
Tod Thomas Van Roy54.4%79138
Marcia A Golub-Miller51.4%31117
Sean P Hagan39.4%63225
Hunter Jared Nelson37.5%3239
Jessica S Manno23.1%130

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2828?

64.7% over the last five years, across 4,024 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2828 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Armando Rodriguez (90.7%, 756 resolved), Vu A Vu (90.3%, 878 resolved), Dung T Nguyen (89.9%, 497 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2828 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hunter Jared Nelson (37.5%, 32 resolved), Sean P Hagan (39.4%, 632 resolved), Marcia A Golub-Miller (51.4%, 311 resolved).

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