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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3615: Examiners and Allowance Rates

43 examiners • 28 with pending office actions • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (Tech Center 3600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 2,764 dispositions): 79% allowance rate • 2.3 office actions per allowance • 931 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Hau Van Phan100.0%300
Maxwell L Meshaka100.0%612
Timothy Hannon100.0%20
Kevin Hurley100.0%20
Richard G Davis100.0%10
Frank S Chen100.0%10
William P Fletcher III100.0%10
Melanie Torres Williams100.0%10
Daniel James Colilla100.0%10
Howard Patrick Binns100.0%10
Abdalla A Khaled100.0%10
Justin R Fischer100.0%10
Vicky A Johnson100.0%10
Lillian T Nguyen100.0%10
Sheetal R. Paulson98.4%6327
Erez Gurari95.2%2111
Jason Christopher Smith95.2%2152
Robert J Mccarry Jr.93.7%41227
Stephen P Avila93.6%60614
Jovon E Hayes93.1%24521
Lars A Olson92.8%65134
Jason R Bellinger91.6%33234
Zachary L Kuhfuss91.2%29625
Ajay Vasudeva91.1%23721
Daniel V Venne90.8%49031
Cheng Xi Lin88.7%15023
James J Triggs87.0%2315
Kip T Kotter86.5%35539
Andrew Polay86.4%21318
Heaven Richelle Buffington84.8%10520
Anthony D Wiest84.7%2027
Taekwon Nmn Choi80.0%1518
Emily G Castonguay75.6%410
James William Jones73.3%10116
Eva L Comino71.0%10028
Alex Robert Palmer62.7%5116
Eric Anthony Starck62.2%3718
Samuel J Morano IV51.3%398
Scott A Browne33.3%30
Marc R Burgess27.3%3346
Pegah Barzegar—027
Kevin Chan—08
Michael Kenn Poticano Figueroa—07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3615?

79.2% over the last five years, across 2,764 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3615 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Hau Van Phan (100.0%, 30 resolved), Sheetal R. Paulson (98.4%, 63 resolved), Robert J Mccarry Jr. (93.7%, 412 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3615 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Marc R Burgess (27.3%, 33 resolved), Samuel J Morano IV (51.3%, 39 resolved), Eric Anthony Starck (62.2%, 37 resolved).

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