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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2896: Examiners and Allowance Rates

89 examiners • 18 with pending office actions • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (Tech Center 2800)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 8,661 dispositions): 78% allowance rate • 2.7 office actions per allowance • 920 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Younghuie Jessica Han100.0%190
William F Kraig100.0%80
Binh Bach Thanh Tran100.0%10
Annette Hoang-Anh Phan100.0%10
Anna N Hamadyk100.0%10
Matthew J Peerce100.0%10
Kevin J Quarterman100.0%10
Anita Karen Alanko100.0%10
Ryan M Crockett100.0%10
Charles J Cai100.0%10
Daniel F Mcmahon100.0%10
Bradley Scott Coon100.0%10
Evan P Dzierzynski100.0%10
Guillermo J Egoavil100.0%10
Nicholas J Weiss100.0%10
Tyler J Pereny100.0%10
Selim U Ahmed99.0%1040
Roy Y Yi98.4%2550
Earl N Taylor96.4%35914
Caleen O Sullivan96.3%2720
James R Harvey96.1%1520
Hae M Hyeon95.9%490
Bilkis Jahan95.4%1530
John W Poos95.2%4330
Sibin Chen94.6%3330
Mariceli Santiago93.2%3550
Calvin Lee92.9%4070
Daniel P Shook92.7%20610
Mohsen Ahmadi92.2%15420
Gary L Laxton92.1%2660
Hina F Ayub91.9%1720
Tucker J Wright91.7%2040
Moazzam Hossain91.5%2130
Monica D Harrison91.4%4190
Sheila V Clark91.1%3940
Cheung Lee91.0%4460
Dedei Khalieah Hammond90.9%880
Wai Sing Louie90.9%550
Nasim Nazrul Nirjhar90.4%20916
Anthony D Tugbang90.2%44010
Brigitte A Paterson89.8%9818
Renan Luque88.9%2350
Scott C Stowe88.7%2480
Daniel M Luke88.6%22916
Krista Z Soderholm87.9%1490
Daniel Munoz87.9%3068
Kevin A Parendo87.1%13231
Eliza W Osenbaugh-Stewart87.0%770
Julian D Huffman87.0%1380
Matthew L Reames86.9%46527
Oscar C Jimenez86.6%2020
Yara B Green86.2%650
Ali Naraghi85.7%2940
Christine Sung Kim85.2%1080
Sean P Shechtman85.0%28024
Bickey Dhakal85.0%18028
Yu Chen85.0%16077
Roshn K Varghese83.5%31626
Jeff William Natalini80.9%1410
Rishi R Patel80.5%2980
Warren H Kilpatrick80.5%2310
Nathaniel J Kolb80.1%1760
Stephen C Smith78.2%2020
Bitew A Dinke77.2%2320
Julio Cesar Gonzalez76.9%1560
Stephanie E Bloss76.8%1120
Robert Fuatovich Tavlykaev76.4%31430
Alexander K Garlen75.9%1990
Janet L Suglo75.0%40
Robert K Carpenter74.9%3420
Pedro J Cuevas73.2%2540
Jeremy J Joy73.2%1120
Nicholas R Pasko72.6%30320
William A Harriston72.3%650
David C Spalla70.9%2990
Paisley L Wilson70.4%1350
Samuel L Lair67.6%340
Abul Kalam67.3%2840
Frederick B Hargrove66.2%680
Matthew W Such63.6%220
Stephen M Bradley62.1%950
Benjamin R Kendall61.8%11027
Lauren R Bell53.8%8040
Christopher A Johnson52.9%170
Jesse Y Miyoshi48.3%2420
Tuan A Hoang38.9%900
Tulsidas C Patel0.0%20
Steven T Sawyer0.0%10
Ashish Shirish Jasani0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2896?

78.3% over the last five years, across 8,661 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2896 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Selim U Ahmed (99.0%, 104 resolved), Roy Y Yi (98.4%, 255 resolved), Earl N Taylor (96.4%, 359 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2896 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Tuan A Hoang (38.9%, 90 resolved), Jesse Y Miyoshi (48.3%, 242 resolved), Lauren R Bell (53.8%, 80 resolved).

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