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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2884: Examiners and Allowance Rates

63 examiners • 26 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 10,711 dispositions): 73% allowance rate • 3.0 office actions per allowance • 878 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Adam J Fifth100.0%50
William Laurence Taylor100.0%10
Renan Luque100.0%10
Duy T V Nguyen100.0%10
Tracy Mangialaschi100.0%10
Aditya Sharma100.0%10
Joel Lamprecht100.0%10
Ahmed F Seck100.0%10
Alexander H Taningco100.0%10
David Louis Ometz100.0%10
Hina F Ayub100.0%10
Mesfin T Asfaw100.0%10
Daryl C Pope100.0%10
Lee E Sanderson100.0%10
Hoan H Tran96.5%850
Uzma Alam92.6%273
Susan Shuk Yin Lee92.4%1190
Sandra L Brase90.9%1640
Don Kitsun Wong90.7%2270
Mark R Gaworecki90.6%1,1557
Fani Polyzos Boosalis90.3%1,27326
Allen C Ho90.0%69021
Courtney D Thomas89.7%62210
Meenakshi S Sahu89.4%4070
Irakli Kiknadze89.3%68013
Jurie Yun89.2%46513
Hoon K Song88.9%1,00727
Hugh H Maupin87.4%99421
Thomas R Artman86.3%56120
Chih Cheng G Kao85.5%83522
Kiho Kim85.4%1,69016
Danielle A Fox83.9%6896
Soorena Kefayati83.6%42223
Anastasia Midkiff83.0%4810
Bryan Ready82.8%640
Mindy D Vu82.1%3790
Richard Orlando Toohey81.7%7117
Marcus H Taningco81.0%1,15227
Benjamin R Schmitt80.9%1360
Gisselle M Gutierrez80.6%41215
Abra S Fein79.6%1910
Savannah Starr Downing79.1%4321
Mamadou Faye78.5%87038
Michael Casey Bryant78.4%79124
Taeho Jo78.3%4560
Blake Cutler Riddick78.2%53114
Edwin C Gunberg78.1%63625
Djura Malevic78.1%83237
Constantine Hannaher78.0%5090
Jeremy Scott Valentiner77.7%4080
Christine Sung Kim77.0%5350
Kenneth J Malkowski73.0%2960
David S Baker73.0%1110
Yara B Green72.2%4360
John M Corbett69.6%690
Julio M Duarte-Carvajalin69.4%620
Jessica L Eley69.3%1370
Carolyn Fin62.0%36111
Milton Gonzalez61.5%520
David P Porta56.5%460
David J Makiya46.0%504
Shun K Lee42.4%72133
Arash Karbaschi0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2884?

73.1% over the last five years, across 10,711 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2884 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hoan H Tran (96.5%, 85 resolved), Susan Shuk Yin Lee (92.4%, 119 resolved), Sandra L Brase (90.9%, 164 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2884 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Shun K Lee (42.4%, 721 resolved), David J Makiya (46.0%, 50 resolved), David P Porta (56.5%, 46 resolved).

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