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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3732: Examiners and Allowance Rates

91 examiners • 40 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 14,671 dispositions): 52% allowance rate • 2.8 office actions per allowance • 806 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Alissa Jill Tompkins100.0%362
Keith David Stephan-Giermek100.0%20
Melba N Bumgarner100.0%10
Jonathan S Werner100.0%10
Mark A Williams100.0%10
Laura B Figg100.0%10
Juan G Flores100.0%10
Ismael Izaguirre91.0%5890
Larry D Worrell Jr.89.4%66314
Tajash D Patel88.4%68720
Marie D Bays84.0%73611
Gloria M Hale82.5%77512
Shaun R Hurley81.0%84627
Nathan E Durham78.2%46811
John T Kavanaugh78.1%64317
Jila M Mohandesi75.4%4840
Robert H Muromoto Jr.75.0%61216
Nicholas D Lucchesi74.5%1450
Timothy K Trieu73.6%52316
Clinton T Ostrup72.0%253
Sharon M Prange71.7%43428
Khaled Annis70.5%4480
Bao-Thieu L Nguyen70.2%52130
Andrew W Sutton69.8%1790
Katherine M Moran69.6%48427
Amy B Vanatta67.3%4920
Forrest G Hall65.9%49522
Jameson D Collier64.6%38419
Jillian Kutch Pierorazio64.2%42216
Richale Lee Quinn62.5%43222
Anne M Kozak61.2%1390
Patrick John Lynch61.1%37530
Ralph A Lewis60.9%7090
Katharine Gracz Kane57.8%38947
Grace Huang56.8%40044
Haley Denkovic56.7%24028
Jocelyn Mary Bravo56.7%41320
Alissa L Hoey56.2%43828
Mirayda Arlene Aponte55.0%2800
Anna Kathryn Kinsaul54.8%620
Erick I Lopez53.2%29717
Dakota Marin52.5%26112
Catherine M Ferreira52.5%26318
Yogesh P Patel52.3%3500
Shannel Nicole Belk50.0%560
John J Wilson48.7%1150
Brieanna Tarah Larell Szafran48.6%1750
Aiying Zhao48.4%37430
Heather N Mangine48.3%43525
Megan E Lynch48.0%37937
Matthew R Marchewka47.6%21225
Robyn Kieu Doan46.7%1650
Sally Cline Haden45.9%35538
Heidi Marie Eide45.6%6160
Brianna T Duckworth44.9%9830
Eric J Rosen44.7%3130
Raquel M. Weis44.1%14526
Grady Alexander Nunnery42.7%17847
Cameron A Carter42.6%610
Hao D Mai42.1%4300
Abby M Spatz41.4%2320
Akwokwo Olabisi Redhead41.2%16520
Sunil K Singh41.2%3350
Uyen T Nguyen40.3%30831
Matthew M Nelson40.0%2650
Edward John Moran35.8%3240
Matthew P Saunders35.5%2730
Michael Robert Ballinger32.5%770
Matthew John Seward31.2%1090
Drew S Folgmann30.6%360
Justin R O'Donnell29.5%1050
Jennifer Frances Gill26.1%230
Brianne E Kalach25.9%810
Giao Qt Hoang25.8%12016
Rachel Running Steitz24.8%1450
Tatiana L Nobrega23.1%130
Gwen M Demosky20.0%350
Meredith E Shin16.7%60
Stephen R Sparks5.0%200
Khoa D Huynh3.7%16311
Tin Htwe Oo2.8%360
Cris Loiren Rodriguez1.1%910
Tarun K Srivastava0.0%80
Catrina L Corley0.0%20
Sarah Mae Kessler0.0%20
Hien Thi Ngoc Vu0.0%20
Ophelia Althea Hawthorne0.0%10
Inja Song0.0%10
Sydney Jeanine Simmons0.0%10
Martha Tadesse0.0%10
Jacob F Betit—051

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3732?

52.0% over the last five years, across 14,671 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3732 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Alissa Jill Tompkins (100.0%, 36 resolved), Ismael Izaguirre (91.0%, 589 resolved), Larry D Worrell Jr. (89.4%, 663 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3732 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Cris Loiren Rodriguez (1.1%, 91 resolved), Tin Htwe Oo (2.8%, 36 resolved), Khoa D Huynh (3.7%, 163 resolved).

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