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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3655: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,357 dispositions): 78% allowance rate • 3.7 office actions per allowance • 1,249 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
James W Keenan100.0%3033
Tracey E Bell100.0%40
William J Gately III100.0%30
Adarsh Neupane100.0%210
Ramona N Van Irvin100.0%10
Marc Carlson100.0%10
Jeffrey J Restifo100.0%10
Jonathan L Sample100.0%10
Ashford S Hayles100.0%10
Thomas Randazzo93.7%33121
Ernesto A Suarez93.5%313
Mark J Beauchaine93.3%1630
Kyle O Logan91.8%30516
Yolanda Renee Cumbess91.3%3340
Sherry Lynn Estremsky90.9%2200
Edwin Young90.0%54018
Kaitlin S Joerger90.0%3020
Ha Dinh Ho89.9%1990
James Joseph Taylor II89.8%12728
Steven B Christ89.7%290
Timothy Hannon89.6%13412
Roger L Pang89.2%1,08817
Laurence Raphael Brothers88.9%8129
Huan G Le88.3%32411
Lori Southard Wu87.0%31610
Justin Holmes86.9%78818
Michael Collins86.8%40224
Terrell Howard Matthews86.7%2250
Dirk Wright86.6%2990
David J Hlavka84.7%1700
Lillian T Nguyen84.7%31328
Tisha D Lewis84.6%7800
Jacob S Scott83.8%27213
Tinh Dang83.6%44516
Miraj T Patel83.3%10810
Kalyanavenka K Kumar83.0%1650
Derek Douglas Knight82.8%38414
Michael P Gonzalez82.6%230
Farhana Pervin81.6%29320
Erin Grant Morris81.3%750
Stacey A Fluhart81.2%65415
Timothy R Waggoner81.1%53036
Jude Agendia80.0%50
Colby M Hansen79.6%4210
Joseph C Rodriguez78.9%2370
Richard M Lorence76.7%5700
Rodney H Bonck76.4%5970
David D Le75.8%1320
Jessica Lynn Burkman75.0%120
Erin D Bishop74.4%4300
Temesgen Mallede Maru72.7%1120
Michael E Butler70.0%1906
Charles A Fox70.0%200
Ryan P Dodd68.5%4470
Mark Alan Manley62.1%1030
John Ligerakis58.3%120
Jeffrey Alan Shapiro58.1%1170
Fathi Kamal Abdelsalam50.0%210
Terry C Chau49.7%3040
Molly K Devine37.5%80
Robert W Hodge16.7%60
Leslie A Lee0.0%20
Michael S Lee0.0%10
Justin Thomas Kosky—017
Nicole Alexandra Santos—04

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3655?

78.0% over the last five years, across 6,357 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3655 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: James W Keenan (100.0%, 30 resolved), Thomas Randazzo (93.7%, 331 resolved), Ernesto A Suarez (93.5%, 31 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3655 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Terry C Chau (49.7%, 304 resolved), Jeffrey Alan Shapiro (58.1%, 117 resolved), Mark Alan Manley (62.1%, 103 resolved).

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