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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2837: Examiners and Allowance Rates

86 examiners • 41 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 12,692 dispositions): 61% allowance rate • 2.4 office actions per allowance • 1,322 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Jose K Abraham100.0%20
Masoud Vaziri100.0%10
Kevin M Bernatz100.0%10
Anthony R Jimenez100.0%10
Rodney Andrew Bonnette100.0%10
Liam J Heincer100.0%10
Ha S Nguyen100.0%10
Hal Ira Kaplan100.0%10
Alex W Lam100.0%10
Julie X Dang100.0%10
Henry K Cho100.0%10
Jeffrey T. Carley100.0%10
Jose Enrique Vilanova100.0%10
Benjamin R Kendall100.0%10
Emily P Pham91.7%31212
Anthony J Salata90.4%6220
Karen Masih89.6%5757
Matthew T Sarles89.3%280
Lisa Nhung Homza88.8%58019
Erick David Glass87.5%46315
Antony M Paul86.9%45013
David S Luo86.6%68110
Muhammad S Islam86.4%34619
Jeffrey Donels85.8%1,04517
Karen B Addison85.8%3810
Forrest M Phillips85.2%1,35420
Thomas M Dougherty85.1%8550
David S Warren85.0%5320
Jaydi A San Martin84.9%99720
Shik Luen Paul Ip84.6%5330
Rita Leykin84.4%4500
Bentsu Ro84.3%3630
Ramon M Barrera84.1%5650
Kimberly R Lockett83.9%88329
Htet Z Kyaw83.7%980
Bernard Rojas83.6%92630
Thai T Dinh82.9%35719
Tuyen T Nguyen82.7%95340
Mohamad A Musleh82.3%45214
Gabriel T Agared81.3%30514
Malcolm Barnes81.2%48518
Robert Wayne Horn80.7%6530
Tszfung Jackie Chan80.6%70521
Kazi S Hossain80.6%64315
Marlon T Fletcher80.5%6580
Christina Marie Schreiber80.5%77822
Zemenay T Truneh80.3%2130
Bickey Dhakal80.2%3490
Edgardo San Martin79.3%86124
Bradley R Brown78.8%1650
Derek John Rosenau78.5%1,21521
Mark Osborne Budd77.9%3210
Rina I Duda77.6%58926
Demetries A Gibson77.5%400
Bryan P Gordon77.0%95614
Dedei Khalieah Hammond76.2%1050
Jorge L Carrasquillo76.1%28919
Ronald Hinson76.0%66325
Jeremy Austin Luks75.6%89032
Cortez M Cook74.4%1990
Mang Tin Bik Lian73.1%1,05450
Alexander Talpalatski72.0%58923
Iftekhar Mustafa71.8%1310
Charles S Laughlin71.7%1380
Zoheb S Imtiaz71.7%21217
Joseph J Illicete71.7%530
Sara M Mata71.4%22417
Jianchun Qin69.4%74222
Kawing Chan69.1%5120
Eduardo Colon Santana67.3%1624
Renata D Mccloud66.7%600
Shawki Saif Ismail66.7%333
Devon A Joseph66.2%2280
Said Bouziane65.6%27016
Joselito Sasis Baisa63.5%5042
Christopher J Uhlir57.8%4570
Philip Grant Scoles55.6%7232
Jennifer Mar B Olson55.4%9214
Andrew R Millikin45.5%110
Joseph G Mcpalmer33.3%30
Elvin Genargue Enad13.3%150
Walter Benson0.0%40
Albert H Cutler0.0%10
Nicole Kathleen Gillespie—017
Maura Jane Kelley—01
Aislin Marie West—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2837?

61.1% over the last five years, across 12,692 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2837 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Emily P Pham (91.7%, 312 resolved), Anthony J Salata (90.4%, 622 resolved), Karen Masih (89.6%, 575 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2837 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jennifer Mar B Olson (55.4%, 92 resolved), Philip Grant Scoles (55.6%, 72 resolved), Christopher J Uhlir (57.8%, 457 resolved).

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