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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3741: Examiners and Allowance Rates

67 examiners • 26 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 7,641 dispositions): 62% allowance rate • 4.2 office actions per allowance • 942 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Kelsey L Stanek100.0%3315
Nicholas Peter T Karnezos100.0%70
Daniel A Arble100.0%20
Alexandru A. Herescu100.0%20
Raymond Londale Nimox100.0%10
Nalini Emily Selladurai100.0%10
Salvatore C Pais100.0%10
Edward Gerard Lent100.0%10
Louis J Casaregola92.2%1150
William H Rodriguez90.0%7798
Phutthiwat Wongwian87.1%4813
Katheryn A Malatek86.4%38317
Craig Sang Kim86.3%78820
Rodolphe Andre Chabreyrie85.1%26217
Noah P Kamen83.2%1910
Thuyhang Ngoc Nguyen81.8%3620
Alain Chau80.5%59612
Rene D Ford80.1%4588
Gerald Luther Sung79.8%86213
Steven M Sutherland79.2%8250
Vikansha S Dwivedi78.6%1960
Scott J Walthour78.5%66511
David Olynick77.9%2445
Eric W Linderman77.1%1750
Colin J Paulauskas76.0%250
Andrew H Nguyen75.3%89315
Carlos A Rivera75.2%3710
Marc J Amar75.1%41424
Hung Q Nguyen75.0%120
Keith A Coleman75.0%80
Alyson Joan Harrington74.6%19718
Todd Nathaniel Jordan74.1%810
Stefan Ibroni74.1%810
Sean V Meiller73.9%14227
Filippo C. Manfredi73.9%230
Young Eun Choi73.0%630
Kyle Robert Thomas72.9%36212
John G Pickett72.7%110
Jason H Duger70.6%4728
William Lee Breazeal67.2%4760
Tae Jun Kim67.0%5790
Devon C Kramer66.7%1811
Michael A Cuff66.7%30
Jacek Lisowski66.1%2337
Edwin G Kang64.3%33934
Henry Ng64.1%23719
Jingchen Liu63.8%10520
Marguerite J Mcmahon63.1%1220
Arun Goyal62.8%6080
Christopher M Adams62.5%80
James P Mcglynn62.3%770
Stephanie Sebasco Cheng58.8%32016
Roberto Toshiharu Igue57.7%5220
Hyder Ali57.1%70
Hai H Huynh57.1%70
Ka Chun Leung55.6%450
Michael B Mantyla53.2%1880
Karthik Subramanian52.5%590
Lorne Edward Meade51.4%58425
Jared Wayne Pike44.4%540
Pascal M Bui Pho44.4%180
Thomas P Burke43.9%38332
Marionelie Frazer-Vicenty33.3%30
Marcos O Diaz28.9%450
Todd E Manahan17.6%170
Ehud Gartenberg1.8%560
Anthony D Stashick0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3741?

62.5% over the last five years, across 7,641 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3741 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kelsey L Stanek (100.0%, 33 resolved), Louis J Casaregola (92.2%, 115 resolved), William H Rodriguez (90.0%, 779 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3741 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Ehud Gartenberg (1.8%, 56 resolved), Marcos O Diaz (28.9%, 45 resolved), Thomas P Burke (43.9%, 383 resolved).

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