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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3753: Examiners and Allowance Rates

82 examiners • 38 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 15,067 dispositions): 66% allowance rate • 2.9 office actions per allowance • 745 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Elizabeth Houston100.0%160
Mer Arnel S Manahan100.0%20
Emmanuel E Duke100.0%10
John T Kavanaugh100.0%10
Jacob James Cigna100.0%10
Jeremy W Carroll100.0%10
William Soon Choi100.0%10
Aaron M Dunwoody100.0%10
Docket Central100.0%10
Charles Grant Freay100.0%10
Sanjidul Islam100.0%10
Mary Elizabeth Mcmanmon94.7%190
Andrew C Schmid94.6%560
Joshua Dennis Leary90.0%1018
Patrick F Brinson89.4%7080
Jason Karol Niesz88.1%5058
Stephen Michael Gravini87.5%91122
Nicolas Allen Arnett86.7%5717
Timothy Lewis Maust86.1%77221
Kevin L Lee86.0%1,2110
Kevin R Barss85.9%6670
David R Deal83.5%56427
Timothy Patrick Kelly82.7%41510
Minh Q Le80.7%7619
Patrick C Williams80.7%52813
Matthew William Jellett80.1%1,10125
Umashankar Venkatesan79.8%81110
Eric S Keasel79.7%5876
David Colon Morales79.0%73913
Michael Robert Reid79.0%70421
Jessica Marie Cahill78.5%83316
Paul J Gray78.5%54431
Reinaldo Sanchez-Medina78.5%68827
Ljiljana V Ciric77.8%90
Phyllis M Nichols77.2%7205
Christopher D Ballman77.0%49116
Daphne Marie Barry76.0%74710
Christopher M Afful75.9%3039
Robert K Arundale75.6%79816
Kelsey E Cary75.2%56414
Joseph P Heil75.0%40
Hailey Kyung Ae Do74.0%71219
John Bastianelli73.3%9417
Stephanie Alexandra Shrieves73.0%23711
Ian G Paquette72.6%4310
Seth J Faulb72.2%720
Kevin E Lynn72.1%610
Jonathan J Waddy71.8%67823
Frederick D Soski71.7%3250
James F Hook71.4%5240
Atif H Chaudry70.8%1,09918
Cloud K Lee70.4%270
Nicole Gardner69.4%49337
William M Mccalister69.2%1,04821
Craig James Price69.0%1,04237
James R Hakomaki68.9%2640
Marina Annette Tietjen68.5%6440
John A Rivell68.3%4160
Kevin F Murphy67.9%95223
Seth Wentworth Mackay-Smith66.7%4600
John C Fox65.7%6650
Andrew J Rost65.7%84221
Kenneth Rinehart64.5%310
John K Fristoe Jr.63.4%3690
Angelisa Hicks63.4%60924
Josephine Trinidad-Borges62.4%1090
Richard Kyle Durden60.8%38828
Daniel P Donegan60.4%530
Craig M Schneider59.8%4437
Haotian Lu59.4%3221
Time O Aigbe56.2%480
Andrew D Stclair53.4%1160
Daniel R Edelbrock46.2%130
Stephen M Hepperle42.6%1410
Jeremy S Baskin35.7%420
Christopher D Pilling25.0%200
Eric Nolan Sporer5.0%200
Robin Octavia Evans0.0%210
Jacob F Betit0.0%30
Kwok Cheung Wong0.0%20
Daniel P Stephenson0.0%10
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3753?

65.5% over the last five years, across 15,067 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3753 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Andrew C Schmid (94.6%, 56 resolved), Patrick F Brinson (89.4%, 708 resolved), Jason Karol Niesz (88.1%, 505 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3753 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Jeremy S Baskin (35.7%, 42 resolved), Stephen M Hepperle (42.6%, 141 resolved), Andrew D Stclair (53.4%, 116 resolved).

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