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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3735: Examiners and Allowance Rates

84 examiners • 12 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,610 dispositions): 39% allowance rate
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Scott Charles Gonzalez100.0%20
Pierce T Dunwoody100.0%20
Sang K Kim100.0%10
Mobeen Ahmed100.0%10
Ko Hung Chan100.0%10
Kevin Anthony Lathers100.0%10
Christopher J Boswell100.0%10
Jeffrey R Allen100.0%10
Bryon P Gehman100.0%10
Michael William Kahelin87.5%160
King M Chu84.1%5869
Steven Alan Reynolds78.7%78024
Marjan Fardanesh77.9%1130
Joshua Daryl Deanon Lannu77.5%3860
Eric Frank Winakur77.2%1140
Chu Chuan Liu76.8%1120
Michael J D'Angelo75.0%4040
Javier A Pagan74.7%4466
Ernesto Arturio Grano74.0%51919
John P Lacyk73.4%6730
Raven Collins71.7%50223
Robert L Nasser71.1%1940
Prince Pal70.6%22833
Navin Natnithithadha68.0%5530
Samuel G Gilbert67.1%5800
Ahmed M Farah66.7%60
Christine Hopkins Matthews65.7%5310
Christian Y Jang65.5%4870
James R Way65.4%260
Carrie R Dorna64.4%4360
Etsub D Berhanu63.6%3350
Mollie Llewellyn Impink62.3%1590
Sunita Reddy61.7%3080
Thaddeus B Cox61.5%3010
Patricia C Mallari61.0%2920
Onekki P Jolly57.7%520
Eric J Messersmith57.1%3010
James M Van Buskirk54.0%1870
Azadeh Saidi53.8%130
Marcos Javier Rodriguez Molina53.6%16616
Mitchell E Alter53.5%2730
Robert Poon53.0%48328
Kaushikkumar A Desai51.1%470
Symren K Sanghera50.6%17041
Catherine Burk Kuhlman50.1%4190
Andrew D Perreault50.0%45624
Lauren Elizabeth Kmet49.4%23923
Tho Q Tran48.5%2350
Laura M Fajardo48.0%250
Kaylee R Wilson46.9%1920
Meredith H Weare46.7%3000
Karen E Toth45.6%4340
Jairo H Portillo44.3%790
Elisabeth Sullivan42.9%140
Yunqing Wang42.3%260
Eileen Foley Hyde41.7%720
Tiffany C Weston41.1%2820
Jacqueline Cheng40.0%200
Corey B Hipps40.0%50
Blaine Girma Neway38.3%20930
Angeline L Premraj37.8%740
Puya Agahi36.1%2050
Andrey Shostak36.0%500
Shannon Canty Mcbride33.1%1750
Vasuda Ramachandran30.4%1610
Lauren M Querido30.0%100
Michael Ryan Bloch29.1%2340
Jeffrey Choi25.0%120
Eric C Bryant25.0%80
Sarah R Kingsley22.2%360
Michael Anthony Catina21.6%2310
Michael J Burrage20.5%390
Anthony D Stashick13.2%380
David M Shay12.5%80
Charles Alan Marmor II8.2%1340
Jay B Shah3.2%310
Spencer William Thurman0.0%20
Quam Olanrewaju Onigbanjo0.0%20
Michael P Kub0.0%10
Tasnuba Binte Nur0.0%10
Tarun Sinha0.0%10
Annie G Abraham0.0%10
Cassandra Hope Davis0.0%10
Aaron Bruce Colquitt0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3735?

38.5% over the last five years, across 5,610 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3735 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: King M Chu (84.1%, 586 resolved), Steven Alan Reynolds (78.7%, 780 resolved), Marjan Fardanesh (77.9%, 113 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3735 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jay B Shah (3.2%, 31 resolved), Charles Alan Marmor II (8.2%, 134 resolved), Anthony D Stashick (13.2%, 38 resolved).

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