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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3686: Examiners and Allowance Rates

72 examiners • 14 with pending office actions • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (Tech Center 3600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,958 dispositions): 35% allowance rate • 7.4 office actions per allowance • 1,212 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Eric M Williams100.0%10
Mamon A Obeid90.0%100
Joy Poh Ai Chng76.6%42718
Christopher B Tokarczyk76.0%250
Maroun P Kanaan66.8%4370
Linh Giang Le66.5%6908
Jay M Patel63.8%1960
William Thomas Monticello63.1%1030
Joseph D Burgess62.5%160
Amber Altschul Misiaszek61.4%830
Rachael Sojin Stone61.0%820
John A Pauls58.7%2710
Constantine B Siozopoulos57.5%18115
Jonathon A Szumny56.7%27735
Kimberly A. Sass55.6%9016
Hiep Van Nguyen55.2%1,0362
Alaaeldin M Elshaer53.6%560
Mohmad Ghouse Mohiuddin Muqueeth53.3%900
Eliza Anne Lam53.3%2610
Chance L Smith52.8%360
Vincent Caesar Ilagan52.2%2313
Michael Tomaszewski52.0%3810
Devin C Hein45.8%30818
Christopher B Wehrly45.7%1050
Stella Eun Higgs43.8%160
Katherine Kolosowski-Gager43.5%230
Natalie Pass40.4%520
Trang T Nguyen40.4%2750
Tran N Nguyen39.1%1690
Lena Najarian37.1%3290
Vivek D Koppikar37.0%1190
Chad A Newton36.8%1550
Poonsin Phongsvirajati36.5%1890
Jonathan K Ng33.6%2230
Malak Meagher Nasser33.3%30
John Philip Go32.4%2380
Rachelle Leigh Reichert30.1%20635
Mark Holcomb29.8%2890
Minnah L Seoh29.4%2140
Edward B Winston III28.0%1070
Dilek B Cobanoglu27.8%790
Sheetal R. Paulson26.8%2650
Reginald R Reyes26.5%980
Nicholas A Akogyeram II26.4%19323
Pierre L Maccagno25.0%320
William G Lultschik22.7%220
Robert D Rines22.2%90
Jason S Tiedeman22.1%950
Winston Rahul Furtado22.0%410
Amanda R Covington21.5%14930
Teresa S Williams21.4%3780
Neha Patel20.8%3080
Gregory D Moseley20.1%1690
Aaisha Abdullah20.0%250
Rajiv J Raj18.8%1010
Jason B Dunham18.2%2226
Huma Waseem16.9%5920
Jonathan W Durant16.5%1150
Shyam M Goswami15.4%520
Valerie Lubin11.1%360
Menglu Wu7.1%140
Ashley Elizabeth Evans7.1%140
Peter H Choi5.9%170
Mary Evangeline Barr5.3%380
Victoria Pearl Augustine3.0%330
Dawn Trinah Haynes2.5%8123
Elaine L Gort0.0%330
Benjamin Minh-Khanh Nguyen0.0%90
Gerald J O'Connor0.0%60
Kimberly Elaine Vander Woude0.0%50
Andrew Kyle Tapia0.0%50
Sara Jessica Morice De Vargas0.0%40

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3686?

35.3% over the last five years, across 5,958 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3686 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Joy Poh Ai Chng (76.6%, 427 resolved), Maroun P Kanaan (66.8%, 437 resolved), Linh Giang Le (66.5%, 690 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3686 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Elaine L Gort (0.0%, 33 resolved), Dawn Trinah Haynes (2.5%, 81 resolved), Victoria Pearl Augustine (3.0%, 33 resolved).

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