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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3656: Examiners and Allowance Rates

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

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 6,023 dispositions): 67% allowance rate • 3.3 office actions per allowance • 1,003 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Dalena Tran100.0%20
Sohana T Khayer100.0%10
Masud Ahmed100.0%10
Robert T Nguyen100.0%10
Matthew Christopher Gammon100.0%10
Danielle Marie Jackson100.0%10
James W Keenan100.0%10
Sihar A Karwan100.0%10
Derek A Brylanski100.0%10
Truc M Do100.0%10
Jonathan Wade Miles96.6%291
David H Bollinger95.2%2100
Richard M Lorence95.2%1050
Dale S Moyer95.1%1435
Mcdieunel Marc94.7%17113
Bao Long T Nguyen93.4%15213
Dirk Wright92.3%1040
Spencer D Patton92.0%13815
Jaime Figueroa92.0%17512
Kyle T Johnson91.8%1467
James Brian Chin90.9%119
Thuy-Vi Thi Nguyen90.6%12819
Prasad V Gokhale88.9%2250
Jorge O Peche88.4%15517
Jeremy R Severson88.0%2000
Jerrod I Davis88.0%10010
Arslan Azhar87.3%10210
Tristan J Greiner86.0%867
Marcus Charles86.0%1,4030
Stephen Holwerda86.0%17122
Luis A Gonzalez85.9%2270
Aimee Tran Nguyen85.5%690
Zachary Joseph Wallace85.0%8010
Jaewook Jung83.3%1213
Patrick D Cicchino82.6%1090
Mohammed Yousef Abuelhawa82.1%6717
Matthew Ryan Vaerewyck80.0%50
Thomas R Hannon79.5%9210
Khoi H Tran78.8%335
Adam D Rogers78.2%1,0520
Tien Minh Le77.6%7614
Alyse Tramanh Tran76.0%251
Phillip A Johnson75.5%9470
Nhi Quynh Bui75.2%1057
Tanner L Cullen75.0%6817
Vicky A Johnson74.6%7900
Sarah Ashley Tran71.7%5312
Joshua Alexander Garza71.4%70
Dairon Estevez67.6%7117
Kashif A Mohammed64.7%170
James Pilkington64.2%1,2200
David Morgan Fenstermacher64.0%890
Alan B Waits63.6%1,0620
William Santosa63.2%190
Justin Mitchell Krause62.3%2360
Yamilka Pinero Medina59.4%960
Thomas C Diaz59.3%7840
Trang Thanh Dang58.3%487
Brian J Mcgovern58.1%4340
William C Joyce57.7%2930
Vinh Luong56.6%6610
Timothy J Murphy53.8%130
Aaron G Cain53.2%7926
Richard V Wu50.0%100
Terence Boes48.9%1860
Sidney Leigh Molnar48.0%2514
Daniel D Yabut46.6%6690
Richard Urbanski45.8%590
Gregory T Prather33.3%30
Matthew A Johnson30.3%1320
Richard W L Ridley2.9%690
Nathan Daniel Neckel0.0%112
Carlos R Ortiz Rodriguez0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3656?

66.7% over the last five years, across 6,023 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3656 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: David H Bollinger (95.2%, 210 resolved), Richard M Lorence (95.2%, 105 resolved), Dale S Moyer (95.1%, 143 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3656 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Richard W L Ridley (2.9%, 69 resolved), Matthew A Johnson (30.3%, 132 resolved), Richard Urbanski (45.8%, 59 resolved).

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