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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2852: Examiners and Allowance Rates

68 examiners • 38 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 14,741 dispositions): 79% allowance rate • 2.8 office actions per allowance • 526 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Ryan M Gleitz100.0%140
David A Blackshire100.0%20
Kristofferso A Service100.0%20
Mohamed Charioui100.0%10
William Hernandez100.0%10
Boniface N Nganga100.0%10
Jacob F Betit100.0%10
Don Nguyen Vo100.0%10
Hoan H Tran96.0%4742
Sophia S Chen95.8%1,58311
William J Royer95.0%2980
Jas A Sanghera94.6%1,17517
Hoang X Ngo93.7%8876
Ruifeng Pu93.5%2480
Frederick Wenderoth92.9%7519
Walter Lee Lindsay Jr.92.9%281
Robert B Beatty92.6%1,26417
Sandra L Brase92.3%88210
William B Perkey92.2%5240
Warren K Fenwick91.7%5306
Francis C Gray90.9%1,0315
G.M. Ali Hyder90.7%96510
Gregory H Curran90.2%85812
Susan Shuk Yin Lee90.1%4530
Barnabas T Fekete89.6%4040
Kevin C Butler89.5%90616
Stephanie E Bloss89.3%281
Rodney Andrew Bonnette89.2%4810
Michael A Harrison89.0%59014
Quana M Grainger88.9%1,17616
Roy Y Yi88.1%6130
Fred L Braun87.5%560
Carla J Therrien87.0%66214
Ryan D Walsh86.9%1,05020
Victor Verbitsky86.7%5800
Christopher E Mahoney86.5%84423
Jessica L Eley86.5%6579
Joseph S Wong86.3%5774
Geoffrey T Evans85.5%8276
Rodney Evan Fuller85.4%1,05816
Rochelle Ann J Blackman85.4%3290
Billy James M Lactaoen85.4%5260
Andrew V Do84.9%58211
Erika J Villaluna84.7%96116
Benjamin R Schmitt84.6%1,11716
Thomas S Giampaolo II84.4%5978
David J Bolduc84.4%73810
Jr, Leon W Rhodes83.9%76015
Trevor J Bervik83.5%1090
Laura K Roth82.7%81717
Ruth Naomi Labombard82.0%2060
Linda B Smith81.7%3440
Tyler J Hardman81.4%1560
Philipmarcus T Fadul81.3%51416
Diana Robert Hancock81.1%57713
Sevan A Aydin80.1%57319
Milton Gonzalez79.1%6029
Minh Q Phan77.7%68621
Arlene J Heredia Ocasio75.3%55025
Bret W Adams75.0%240
Noam S Reisner74.1%67222
Bryan Ready73.6%720
Fang-Chi Chang72.5%33112
Peter L Cheng57.9%190
Matthew L Miller51.7%870
Travis A Harper50.0%20
David M Gray28.6%350
Clayton E Laballe25.0%320

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2852?

78.8% over the last five years, across 14,741 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2852 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hoan H Tran (96.0%, 474 resolved), Sophia S Chen (95.8%, 1,583 resolved), William J Royer (95.0%, 298 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2852 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Clayton E Laballe (25.0%, 32 resolved), David M Gray (28.6%, 35 resolved), Matthew L Miller (51.7%, 87 resolved).

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