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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3711: Examiners and Allowance Rates

56 examiners • 29 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 11,838 dispositions): 41% allowance rate • 3.8 office actions per allowance • 928 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Brian P Wolcott100.0%3038
Yingchuan Zhang100.0%1224
Jacob F Betit100.0%20
Joseph A Stoklosa100.0%20
Inja Song100.0%10
Steve Rowland100.0%10
David J Buttner100.0%10
Toan Ngoc Pham100.0%10
Michael A Cuff100.0%10
Jonathan Charles Teixeira Moffat100.0%10
Saba N. Ali100.0%11
Mark A Laurenzi100.0%10
Kiley Shawn Stoner100.0%10
Christopher Ryan Legendre98.6%7224
Brian O Peters95.5%4427
Audrey Bradley Walter92.9%9827
Alvin A Hunter85.7%1,34035
Peter J Iannuzzi85.0%2014
Sebastiano Passaniti83.0%1,73830
Raeann Gorden83.0%1,49731
John A Ricci82.6%1,4810
Kien T Nguyen79.5%1,4320
Alexander R Niconovich72.7%1,36330
Benjamin Layno71.5%1,1020
Nini F Legesse68.6%1,55229
Stephen Luther Blau65.7%1,0950
Raleigh W Chiu65.6%7530
John Elliott Simms Jr.65.3%1,00644
Jeffrey S Vanderveen64.4%74728
Mark S Graham58.4%1,2440
Kurt Fernstrom56.8%9400
Mitra Aryanpour56.0%1,09425
Michael David Dennis55.2%1,37240
Michael S Chambers54.5%5270
Nicholas J Weiss54.2%2426
Steven B Wong52.8%1,2470
Dolores R Collins49.0%8170
Alyssa Marie Hylinski46.9%1,09029
Joseph B Baldori44.8%1,08937
Rayshun K. Peng43.8%4020
William M Pierce42.9%95135
Christopher A. Glenn40.8%57130
Urszula M Cegielnik40.3%4540
Matthew Brian Stanczak39.1%91246
Samantha Marie Berry37.5%819
Amir Arie Klayman35.1%97639
Vishu K Mendiratta32.2%9950
Laura L Davison30.3%5540
Scott E Young28.4%1410
Eugene Lee Kim20.0%12018
Ryan T Kelly3.4%290
Melba N Bumgarner0.0%620
Kalyn Gabrielle Younger0.0%617
Andrew James Elliott0.0%129
Frank Justin Fury—03
Enrico Miotto—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3711?

40.6% over the last five years, across 11,838 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3711 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Brian P Wolcott (100.0%, 30 resolved), Christopher Ryan Legendre (98.6%, 72 resolved), Brian O Peters (95.5%, 44 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3711 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Melba N Bumgarner (0.0%, 62 resolved), Eugene Lee Kim (20.0%, 120 resolved), Scott E Young (28.4%, 141 resolved).

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