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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3731: Examiners and Allowance Rates

115 examiners • 27 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 11,645 dispositions): 63% allowance rate • 5.0 office actions per allowance • 1,143 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Bashir F Alsaidi100.0%20
Kristina N S Junge100.0%20
Eric J Rosen100.0%20
Jonathan Charles Teixeira Moffat100.0%10
James E Van Loon100.0%10
William Everett Elliott III100.0%10
Andrew Carl Ardolino100.0%10
Corrine Marie Mcdermott100.0%10
Joy N Sanders100.0%10
William Ray Harp100.0%10
Bryon P Gehman100.0%10
Steven Alan Reynolds100.0%10
Chun Hoi Cheung100.0%10
Shelley M Self95.0%1190
Nathaniel C Chukwurah94.3%71416
Scott A Smith92.1%4050
Michelle Lopez91.7%42122
Eyamindae Chossan Jallow89.8%4535
Praachi M. Pathak89.3%1505
Linda J Hodge87.6%24922
Lucas E A Palmer87.1%4285
Thanh K Truong87.0%460
Himchan Song86.4%2648
Stephen Francis Gerrity83.9%5080
Gloria R Weeks83.6%36016
Chelsea E. Stinson83.2%2970
Veronica Martin82.8%39020
Nicholas E Igbokwe82.8%39016
Chinyere J Rushing-Tucker82.5%40611
Julian W Woo82.0%1830
Vi X Nguyen81.9%6400
Jacob A Smith81.8%35812
Richard G Louis81.8%2030
Xavier A Madison81.6%2880
Phong Son H Dang80.4%1380
Gregory A Anderson80.0%1400
Katrina Marie Stransky78.9%1420
Joshua G Kotis78.4%43624
Todd J Scherbel78.2%1330
Dianne Dornbusch78.2%1190
Valentin Neacsu77.9%2580
Christina C Lauer77.6%1160
Vy Q Bui77.3%1190
Thomas M Wittenschlaeger76.9%47622
Kankindi Rwego76.8%820
Erich G. Herbermann76.7%600
Ryan J Severson76.6%6110
Robert A Lynch76.3%1860
Melanie Ruano Tyson76.1%1340
Dariush Seif76.0%46324
Robert Franklin Long76.0%57947
Katie L Gerth75.8%30223
Lucas M Paez75.0%480
Katherine Marie Rodjom74.8%1190
Mary C Hibbert74.5%23911
Katherine Menglin Shi74.3%4670
Tanzim Imam74.2%42314
Ashley Lauren Fishback73.3%5510
Tuan Van Nguyen73.2%6260
Chima U Igboko72.8%1030
Andrew M Tecco72.8%35320
Diane D Yabut72.7%1540
George J Ulsh72.4%980
Daniel Jeremy Leeds69.4%32728
Anna Kathryn Kinsaul69.1%554
David G Shutty69.0%31930
Sameh Tawfik68.9%44048
Christopher L Templeton68.7%1340
Alexander J Orkin68.5%1810
Hemant Desai67.7%650
Eduardo R Ferrero67.1%29820
Scott Andrew Howell67.1%1610
Darwin P Erezo66.7%30
Patrick David Maines66.7%30
Christian D Knauss66.3%890
Mobeen Ahmed65.9%27021
Shaun L David65.2%1120
Christopher Robin Kim64.6%820
Jonathan Wade Miles64.6%3840
Kendra Nneamaka Obu64.2%530
Mohamed Gamil Gabr63.8%1050
Mikail A Mannan63.3%600
Rachel S Highland63.2%2010
David C Eastwood62.8%4220
Michael G Mendoza62.5%1200
Julie Ann Szpira62.3%5250
Amy Regina Weisberg62.2%1350
Kevin D Everage61.9%1340
Thomas M Mcevoy61.4%5360
Luis Gerardo Del Valle61.0%590
Kathleen Sonnett Holwerda59.8%5350
Jonathan Adam Hollm57.8%1020
Socrates L Boutsikaris57.3%750
Jocelin C Tanner57.2%5140
Tin Duc Nguyen56.8%3450
Patrick B Fry56.8%34738
Jing Rui Ou55.2%1430
Majid Jamialahmadi54.7%640
Charles M Wei53.1%490
Martin Truyen Ton52.3%1110
Erin L Colello48.7%780
Sarah Webb Aleman48.6%3110
Anh Tieu Dang48.0%2810
Katherine H Mendez47.2%720
Sarah A Long45.5%3980
Amy T Lang44.4%1530
Elizabeth Houston42.2%2750
Joshua H Levine37.3%510
Amelia J.I. Vorce33.3%30
Lindsey Michele Bachman31.6%760
Brooke N Labranche25.0%200
Marie C Black12.5%80
Samuel T Hughes7.4%270
Lian Huang4.5%220
Anh Tuan Tuong Nguyen0.0%20

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3731?

63.1% over the last five years, across 11,645 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3731 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Shelley M Self (95.0%, 119 resolved), Nathaniel C Chukwurah (94.3%, 714 resolved), Scott A Smith (92.1%, 405 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3731 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Lindsey Michele Bachman (31.6%, 76 resolved), Joshua H Levine (37.3%, 51 resolved), Elizabeth Houston (42.2%, 275 resolved).

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