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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3754: Examiners and Allowance Rates

63 examiners • 25 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 11,536 dispositions): 54% allowance rate • 2.9 office actions per allowance • 903 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Mark A Laurenzi100.0%120
Hyea Jung Choi100.0%30
Bryant Khiem Huynh100.0%28
Conrad J Laskowski100.0%10
Tinsae B Ayalew100.0%10
Alan Raymond Etzel100.0%19
Jacob F Betit100.0%10
Timothy Lewis Maust85.9%1560
Nicolas Allen Arnett85.0%1270
Lori Lynn Baker84.3%1,04024
Frederick C Nicolas81.4%1,29824
David J Walczak80.3%1,12622
Jason Karol Niesz80.1%1410
Patrick F Brinson78.4%7370
Jennifer C Chiang78.1%6387
Timothy Patrick Kelly78.0%1180
Bob Zadeh76.9%80514
Donnell Alan Long75.8%1,29115
Jeremy W Carroll74.9%71824
Patrick M Buechner74.6%4410
Joshua R Wiljanen74.3%2220
Benjamin R Shaw73.6%5460
Vishal J Pancholi72.8%95722
Huyen D Le71.9%5380
Tuan N Nguyen70.4%64918
Andrew C Schmid69.0%1160
Lauren Ashley Crane68.9%61013
Lien M Ngo68.1%1,0890
Michael Melaragno67.4%72528
Andrew Philip Bainbridge67.3%7370
Christine J Skubinna66.3%88328
Bradley S Oliver65.4%54726
J Casimer Jacyna64.9%1,2270
Janie Meredith Loeppke63.9%84228
Stephanie Elaine Williams63.4%3330
Erin Leah Deery62.7%66421
Nicholas J Weiss62.6%4120
Randall A Gruby62.4%47625
Thomas M Abebe61.0%770
Robert K Nichols II58.9%7370
David Patrick Angwin58.5%5312
Christopher Steven Parisi57.1%140
Charles Cheyney56.7%81331
James F Hook53.7%6150
Matthew A Lembo53.5%1420
Nicholas A Ros52.4%54030
Michael Christopher Patterson48.6%3527
Melvin A Cartagena48.0%2040
Christopher Bahr47.1%170
Andrew D Stclair46.2%910
Leslie A Tanner45.5%110
Christopher M Luzecky44.0%250
Daniel R Shearer42.9%4170
Jonathan K Wood41.0%1000
William R Klotz39.4%28221
Kenneth Bomberg39.4%940
Paul R Durand34.1%443
James R Hakomaki16.7%300
Michael E Hagedorn15.4%130
Kevin P Shaver5.1%590
Allana Lewin Bidder0.0%30
Umashankar Venkatesan0.0%10
Noah Jacob Arif—014

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3754?

54.1% over the last five years, across 11,536 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3754 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Timothy Lewis Maust (85.9%, 156 resolved), Nicolas Allen Arnett (85.0%, 127 resolved), Lori Lynn Baker (84.3%, 1,040 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3754 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Kevin P Shaver (5.1%, 59 resolved), James R Hakomaki (16.7%, 30 resolved), Paul R Durand (34.1%, 44 resolved).

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