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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2877: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 8,303 dispositions): 78% allowance rate • 3.5 office actions per allowance • 905 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Mai Thi Ngoc Tran100.0%20
Hoai Thi Thu Nguyen100.0%20
Clark David Hovis100.0%20
Langston Anthony Parks100.0%20
Alima Diawara Soumare100.0%20
Brodie Nathaniel Rowald100.0%10
Kiho Kim100.0%10
Gregory H Curran100.0%10
Phuoc Tran100.0%10
Leonidas Boutsikaris100.0%10
Danell L Owens100.0%10
Sebastian Alberto Arnez100.0%10
Erin R Garber100.0%10
Mekonnen D Dagnew100.0%10
Savannah Starr Downing100.0%10
Michelle M Iacoletti96.9%646
Roy M Punnoose95.3%2580
Sang H Nguyen94.8%51818
Md M Rahman93.8%21010
Hoa Q Pham93.2%2640
Abdullahi Nur92.8%39110
Omar H Nixon92.0%1130
Michael Patrick Stafira90.6%47716
Jonathan M Hansen89.9%26825
Jamil Ahmed89.9%27719
Sunghee Y Gray89.3%17715
Michael P Lapage88.7%26620
Akbar Hassan Rizvi88.1%11811
Gordon J Stock Jr.87.6%36219
Isiaka O Akanbi87.6%37026
Jonathon Cook87.3%25127
Michael A Lyons86.5%96421
Tri T Ton86.1%1,20131
Patrick J Connolly85.8%1550
Fannie L Evans85.5%2200
Maurice C Smith84.7%73717
Dominic Joseph Bologna83.9%78521
Hwa S Lee83.5%27827
Christina Ilona Xing83.0%4715
Shawn H Decenzo83.0%4870
Hina F Ayub82.7%54221
Iyabo Alli82.3%3850
Mohamed K Amara82.2%27038
Carlos Gabriel Perez-Guzman82.2%15717
Judy Dao Tran80.0%9011
Layla G Lauchman79.9%2540
Amanda H Merlino79.8%2920
Jarreas C Underwood79.1%49719
Noah James Haney78.4%1025
Maher Yazback77.5%7113
Juan D Valentin II76.6%1970
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Kidwell76.5%5118
Kara E Geisel75.2%4636
Scott M Richey74.3%1400
Kemaya Deann Huu Nguyen73.9%8819
Mohamed Doumbia73.6%8714
Huy Phillip Pham73.3%150
Uzma Alam73.1%260
Roberto Fabian Jr.71.0%13826
Alexandria Arellano Mendoza68.8%3225
Paul Daniel Schnase67.7%3122
Samuel A Turner66.0%470
Willie C Merrell II65.0%400
Rebecca Carole Bryant64.7%55829
Justin J Van Cleave64.5%310
Violeta A Prieto63.6%3520
Rufus L Phillips62.6%35819
Joshua Michael Carlson60.0%9028
Gregory J Toatley60.0%250
Chad Andrew Reverman58.7%7516
Tarifur Rashid Chowdhury54.5%4413
Adrian Ignacio Silva45.5%220
Maya Hendija0.0%20
Susan J Middleton0.0%20
Bickey Dhakal0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2877?

78.2% over the last five years, across 8,303 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2877 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Michelle M Iacoletti (96.9%, 64 resolved), Roy M Punnoose (95.3%, 258 resolved), Sang H Nguyen (94.8%, 518 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2877 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Tarifur Rashid Chowdhury (54.5%, 44 resolved), Chad Andrew Reverman (58.7%, 75 resolved), Joshua Michael Carlson (60.0%, 90 resolved).

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