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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2841: Examiners and Allowance Rates

83 examiners • 36 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,901 dispositions): 85% allowance rate • 3.1 office actions per allowance • 866 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Courtney L Smith100.0%826
Michael A Matey100.0%718
Allen L Parker100.0%50
Jacob R Crum100.0%50
Stephen Sangjin Sul100.0%425
Zhengfu J Feng100.0%427
Bryan Van Huynh100.0%30
Matthew Sinclair Muir100.0%319
Zachary Pape100.0%30
Steven Ngo100.0%20
John B Vigushin100.0%20
Oscar C Jimenez100.0%10
Richard J Hong100.0%10
Adam B Dravininkas100.0%10
Phong H Dang100.0%10
Logan Fera Mcgowan100.0%10
Dalena Tran100.0%10
Kim S. Horger100.0%10
Victor Cole100.0%10
Kharye Pope100.0%10
Kenneth Bukowski100.0%10
Nhan T Tran100.0%10
David H Banh100.0%10
Anatoly Vortman100.0%131
Phuong K Dinh100.0%10
Andrea Nmn Saucedo Cuevas100.0%10
Donghai D Nguyen100.0%10
Timothy Michael Ayres100.0%10
Xanthia C Cunningham96.5%1988
Anthony Q Edwards95.3%3865
Anthony Michael Haughton95.2%33213
Nidhi Vivek Thaker93.9%2285
Dakota M Talbert92.8%690
Rockshana D Chowdhury91.6%42820
Hung Q Dang91.3%2410
Rashen E Morrison91.2%35325
Hung S Bui90.7%88117
Adrian S Wilson90.6%42713
Hung V Ngo90.4%20811
Elisa Marie Sasserath90.2%4111
Sagar Shrestha89.6%3287
Christopher L Augustin87.8%31215
Angel R Estrada87.1%32520
Imani N Hayman86.7%154
James Wu85.4%35521
Douglas R Burtner85.0%21311
Abhishek M Rathod85.0%2662
Martin Antonio Asmat Uceda84.3%13417
Amir A. Jalali83.3%612
Mandeep S Buttar83.3%610
Peter Krim83.2%12519
Keith A Depew82.2%1290
Jerry Wu82.0%36616
Ross Terry Mularski79.5%4412
Christopher W Fulton77.3%2770
William H Mayo III76.4%33934
Theron S Milliser76.3%2159
Yaritza Guadalupe75.6%2500
Jeremy C Norris74.6%1420
Keon Nmn Kim72.5%691
Randy W Gibson71.6%2960
George B Bennett70.9%1410
Tuan T Dinh70.5%1730
Dameon E Levi69.8%2050
Chau N Nguyen69.4%36051
Amy Cohen Johnson66.7%2550
Jamil Alexander Decker66.7%322
Yuriy Semenenko66.5%1610
Andargie M Aychillhum64.8%1050
Hoa Cao Nguyen62.4%1170
Richard A Smith62.0%2550
Abiy Getachew60.6%990
Ishwarbhai B Patel58.5%1420
Gage Stephen Crum56.4%19521
Tania C Courson52.7%1650
Jacob F Betit50.0%20
Xiaoliang Chen48.2%1680
Steven T Sawyer42.1%190
Mudakir Hussien33.3%30
Jinhee J Lee26.1%230
Josiah Aidan Castillo0.0%10
Ashleigh Lauren Kern0.0%10
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2841?

85.1% over the last five years, across 6,901 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2841 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Xanthia C Cunningham (96.5%, 198 resolved), Anthony Q Edwards (95.3%, 386 resolved), Anthony Michael Haughton (95.2%, 332 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2841 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Xiaoliang Chen (48.2%, 168 resolved), Tania C Courson (52.7%, 165 resolved), Gage Stephen Crum (56.4%, 195 resolved).

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