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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3688: Examiners and Allowance Rates

72 examiners • 15 with pending office actions • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (Tech Center 3600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 3,910 dispositions): 34% allowance rate • 4.0 office actions per allowance • 942 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Allison G Wood100.0%10
Mila Airapetian94.1%21914
Ethan D Civan88.0%1676
Kathleen Gage Davison85.7%11215
Robert M Pond84.7%15013
Michelle Therese Kringen78.6%420
Matthew E Zimmerman77.6%7622
Christopher B Seibert76.7%10321
Yogesh C Garg76.6%17529
Michael Misiaszek74.5%14119
James A Reagan73.1%3530
Donald Champagne63.2%760
Michael Bekerman61.9%420
Scott Snider59.7%720
Ashley Dawn Preston56.6%8324
Chrystina E Zelaskiewicz53.7%410
Marilyn G Macasiano53.3%4520
Lindsey B Smith51.9%5223
Katherine A Barlow50.0%320
Raquel Alvarez48.3%2880
Jennifer V Lee46.2%5218
Brittany E Bargeon45.5%5521
Adam B Chornesky44.9%1670
Scott C Anderson44.0%4300
Vincent M Cao42.4%2500
Jean D Janvier41.7%360
Maria Victoria Vanderhorst40.8%4480
Kennedy Anna Gibson-Wynn40.4%5218
Naeem U Haq40.0%50
Michael R Stibley39.5%1470
Meredith A Long38.7%3310
Naresh Vig34.1%1380
Latasha Devi Ramphal32.7%5523
Timothy J Kang32.5%400
Yehdega Retta32.4%2070
Bennett M Sigmond26.8%1680
Eric R Netzloff26.0%3350
Catherine Michelle Tarae25.4%630
Matthew L Hamilton25.0%600
Christopher Stroud24.3%2430
Patrick Kim23.8%210
Daniel Lastra23.3%1630
Arthur D Duran22.9%700
James W Myhre22.2%450
Victoria E. Frunzi22.1%2620
Dipen M Patel19.9%2410
Saba Dagnew17.6%2100
Sam M Refai15.4%130
Jeffrey A Smith13.3%150
Michael H Goldman11.9%590
Kelly Scaggs Campen11.1%90
Darnell A Pouncil9.4%530
John Weiss8.7%230
Seyed Farid Kazemi Bejestani8.7%230
Kiersten V Summers6.9%1890
Khanh H Le6.7%450
Amanda C. Abrahamson6.2%160
Krishan K Mittal5.5%550
Zachary Ryan Donahue4.5%220
Romeo R Smellie4.0%500
Min Shin2.3%430
Kambiz Abdi0.0%510
Brian J Berman0.0%200
Lynda C Jasmin0.0%100
Ahoora Ladoni0.0%90
Breffni Baggot0.0%70
Tomasz A Oldakowski0.0%30
Douglas W Foster0.0%20
Errol A Carvalho0.0%10
Docket Tc 36000.0%10
Ian Neil Doran0.0%10
Maria Teresa T Thein—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3688?

33.9% over the last five years, across 3,910 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3688 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Mila Airapetian (94.1%, 219 resolved), Ethan D Civan (88.0%, 167 resolved), Kathleen Gage Davison (85.7%, 112 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3688 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kambiz Abdi (0.0%, 51 resolved), Min Shin (2.3%, 43 resolved), Romeo R Smellie (4.0%, 50 resolved).

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