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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2851: Examiners and Allowance Rates

43 examiners • 19 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,025 dispositions): 76% allowance rate • 2.3 office actions per allowance • 908 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Andrew T Sever100.0%60
Rayappu Nmn Soundranayagam100.0%510
Rodney Evan Fuller100.0%20
Della J Rutledge95.8%240
Sun J Lin95.3%3620
Mohammed Alam93.1%7597
Magid Y Dimyan91.6%830
Alan A Mathews91.5%590
Paul Dinh91.4%76517
Phallaka Kik91.1%60915
Vuthe Siek91.1%6310
Thuan V Do90.9%3290
Stacy Whitmore90.3%7000
Suresh Memula90.1%67913
Leigh M Garbowski90.0%5526
Nha T Nguyen89.8%82417
Hung Nguyen89.7%1070
Suchin Parihar89.3%86321
Naum B Levin89.1%7070
Binh C Tat88.9%93213
Nghia M Doan88.9%71114
Bryce M Aisaka88.8%69914
Brandon Bowers88.8%3844
Brian Ngo87.8%8768
Yelena Rossoshek86.4%5820
Eric D Lee83.8%5918
Magda Cruz77.1%480
Peter B Kim75.9%870
Anwer Ahmed Alawdi75.0%1223
William C Dowling70.5%880
Steven H Whitesell66.7%420
Annette M Thompson66.4%1400
Danell L Owens61.5%130
Aric Lin58.1%40337
Jack Chiang54.1%611
Christina A Riddle50.0%40
Chia How Michael Liu48.3%290
Ryan D Howard47.5%400
Mesfin T Asfaw39.3%280
Jori S Reilly-Diakun37.5%240
Bao-Luan Q Le25.0%360
Daniel E Miller—06
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2851?

76.4% over the last five years, across 6,025 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2851 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Sun J Lin (95.3%, 362 resolved), Mohammed Alam (93.1%, 759 resolved), Magid Y Dimyan (91.6%, 83 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2851 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Bao-Luan Q Le (25.0%, 36 resolved), Ryan D Howard (47.5%, 40 resolved), Jack Chiang (54.1%, 61 resolved).

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