Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2871: Examiners and Allowance Rates

59 examiners • 25 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 10,660 dispositions): 59% allowance rate • 3.3 office actions per allowance • 839 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Michelle R Connelly100.0%20
Chinessa T Golden100.0%10
Ishrat I Sherali100.0%10
Prasad R Akkapeddi100.0%10
Tina Mei Seng Wong100.0%10
Gevell V Selby100.0%10
Norman Drew Richards100.0%10
Ahmed A Berhan100.0%10
Luis A Gonzalez100.0%10
Savannah Starr Downing100.0%10
Jennifer Doak Carruth95.6%2035
John S Heyman87.9%1570
Zhi Qiang Qi87.6%3540
Phu Vu85.1%1,02223
Huyen Le Ngo85.0%3540
Thanh Nhan P Nguyen83.2%8040
Lucy P Chien82.9%93715
James A Dudek82.2%1,37218
Richard H Kim81.8%92313
Tai V Duong81.7%3380
Thoi V Duong81.2%1,0260
Charles S Chang81.1%85412
Wen Ying Patty Chen80.3%5240
Paul Chang Lee79.4%72014
Sang V Nguyen79.4%1,0300
William D Peterson79.4%3730
Ryan M Crockett79.0%80321
Dung T Nguyen78.8%1,11824
Nathanael R Briggs76.3%1,10114
Mariam Qureshi75.5%67730
Jonathan Y Jung72.7%42127
Dennis Y Kim72.4%3230
Jia X Pan72.4%63019
Shan Liu72.2%64419
Edmond C Lau71.6%65521
David Y Chung70.4%72620
Hoan C Nguyen70.3%8950
Angela Margot Medich67.1%59018
Michael H Caley65.3%4966
Bumsuk Won62.9%350
Paisley L Wilson62.0%42126
Jessica M Merlin61.8%1,19141
Kendrick Hsu61.4%3190
Adam Chi Chen60.0%50
Alexander P Gross59.2%56827
Andrew M Schechter56.6%530
Timothy L Rude55.9%3200
Michael J Inadomi55.2%290
Lauren Nguyen54.8%1,03565
Anthony G Quash53.0%2830
Agnes Dobrowolski48.1%1580
Mark D Teets43.8%1780
Edward J Glick17.2%290
David C Nelms0.0%40
Dzu D Luong0.0%30
Ryan D Howard0.0%10
Chazerae Ayodele Pierce-Walker—07
Francis Felix Rivera—04
Franck Assogba Onanga—04

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2871?

59.1% over the last five years, across 10,660 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2871 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jennifer Doak Carruth (95.6%, 203 resolved), John S Heyman (87.9%, 157 resolved), Zhi Qiang Qi (87.6%, 354 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2871 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Mark D Teets (43.8%, 178 resolved), Agnes Dobrowolski (48.1%, 158 resolved), Anthony G Quash (53.0%, 283 resolved).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month