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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3655: Examiners and Allowance Rates

65 examiners • 26 with pending office actions • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (Tech Center 3600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,332 dispositions): 78% allowance rate • 3.8 office actions per allowance • 1,244 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
James W Keenan100.0%2728
Tracey E Bell100.0%40
William J Gately III100.0%30
Adarsh Neupane100.0%29
Ramona N Van Irvin100.0%10
Marc Carlson100.0%10
Jeffrey J Restifo100.0%10
Brendan P Tighe100.0%10
Jonathan L Sample100.0%10
Fathi Kamal Abdelsalam100.0%10
Ashford S Hayles100.0%10
Thomas Randazzo93.6%32722
Ernesto A Suarez93.5%312
Mark J Beauchaine93.3%1630
Kaitlin S Joerger92.3%2616
Kyle O Logan91.7%30018
Yolanda Renee Cumbess91.3%3330
Sherry Lynn Estremsky90.9%2200
Ha Dinh Ho89.9%1990
Edwin Young89.9%53315
Steven B Christ89.7%290
James Joseph Taylor II89.4%12324
Timothy Hannon89.3%13114
Roger L Pang89.1%1,08621
Laurence Raphael Brothers88.6%7926
Huan G Le88.4%32011
Justin Holmes86.9%78414
Michael Collins86.7%39920
Lori Southard Wu86.7%30816
Terrell Howard Matthews86.7%2250
Dirk Wright86.6%2990
David J Hlavka84.7%1700
Tisha D Lewis84.6%7800
Lillian T Nguyen84.5%31022
Jacob S Scott83.6%26910
Tinh Dang83.5%44216
Miraj T Patel83.3%1087
Kalyanavenka K Kumar83.0%1650
Derek Douglas Knight82.7%38216
Michael P Gonzalez82.6%230
Farhana Pervin81.4%29019
Erin Grant Morris81.3%750
Stacey A Fluhart81.3%65115
Timothy R Waggoner81.0%52733
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
Michael E Butler70.4%1898
Charles A Fox70.0%200
Temesgen Mallede Maru70.0%1019
Ryan P Dodd68.5%4470
Mark Alan Manley62.1%1030
John Ligerakis58.3%120
Jeffrey Alan Shapiro58.1%1170
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
Nicole Alexandra Santos—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3655?

78.0% over the last five years, across 6,332 resolved applications.

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

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Thomas Randazzo (93.6%, 327 resolved), Ernesto A Suarez (93.5%, 31 resolved), Mark J Beauchaine (93.3%, 163 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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