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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3762: Examiners and Allowance Rates

159 examiners • 33 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 9,912 dispositions): 57% allowance rate • 3.8 office actions per allowance • 1,081 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
David Jung Hyon Cho100.0%20
Rimi Sahu100.0%20
Mark A Laurenzi100.0%10
Emily Marie Kopp100.0%10
Sang Yeop Paik100.0%10
Tiffany Z Nuckols100.0%10
Devin K Barnett100.0%10
Jonathan J Cotov100.0%10
Hoang M Nguyen100.0%10
Joanne M Rodden100.0%10
Stephen Michael Gravini100.0%10
Virak Nguon100.0%10
Omar Elraey100.0%10
Cassey D Bauer100.0%10
Fatemeh Esfandiari Nia100.0%10
Loren C Edwards100.0%10
Tavia L Sullens100.0%10
Thien S Tran100.0%10
Shawn M Braden100.0%10
Andrew V Do100.0%10
Glenn F Myers100.0%10
Michelle D Myrick100.0%10
Craig M Schneider100.0%10
Alexander Bryant Comley100.0%10
Charles E Cooley100.0%10
Eldon T Brockman100.0%10
Santosh Raj Poudel100.0%10
Robert Arthur Clemente100.0%10
Sang K Kim100.0%10
Carla J Therrien100.0%10
John S Hunter100.0%10
Paula J Stice96.8%310
Ahmed M Farah92.0%250
Robert N Wieland90.6%7580
Pamela M Bays88.9%180
George C Manuel87.3%7580
Avinash A Savani86.6%61822
Gregory A Wilson86.1%58329
Eric D Bertram85.7%210
Mark Bockelman85.7%70
Ko-Wei Lin85.6%58223
Nicole F Johnson85.0%7730
Nikhil P Mashruwala84.5%1420
Vivek K Shirsat84.4%81043
Dana K Tighe83.4%43521
Jr, Gary A Porter83.3%240
Deborah Leslie Malamud83.3%180
Catherine M Voorhees82.6%3790
Nadia Ahmad Mahmood82.4%3470
Alfred Basichas82.4%57319
Nathaniel Herzfeld82.1%2730
Philip Charles Edwards81.9%2380
Deming Wan81.7%16428
Aaron H Heyamoto80.9%1360
Amanda K Hulbert80.9%4340
John Patrick Mccormack80.5%52216
David J Laux80.3%39132
Natasha Patel80.0%100
Samantha A Probst79.5%830
Amy Elizabeth Carter79.2%7220
Jon Eric C Morales79.2%240
Roland Dinga78.6%140
Daniel Elliot Namay77.0%3090
Scott M Getzow76.9%6160
Michael James Giordano76.9%20840
Connor J. Tremarche76.9%18656
Rex R Holmes76.8%6430
Erin M Piateski76.2%210
Charles Riley Brawner76.1%20120
Kurt Joseph Wolford75.4%16716
Andrew W Cheung75.0%400
Michael James Carey75.0%240
Boniface N Nganga75.0%80
Jessica Jiping Yuen74.5%50127
Joseph M Dietrich74.3%4860
Steven S Anderson II73.9%48728
Mallika Dipayan Fairchild72.9%3510
Jorge Andres Pereiro72.4%580
Ankit D Tejani72.2%180
Cole Nathan Friedman71.4%210
Brian T Gedeon71.0%310
Allen Schult70.2%54024
Phillip Decker70.1%2210
Michael William Kahelin70.1%3180
Scott Luan70.0%200
Benjamin W Johnson69.9%3650
Ryan L Faulkner69.6%31327
Hiba Carine El-Kaissi69.4%1080
Elizabeth K So69.2%130
Joseph A Stoklosa69.1%3300
Lindsey Gail Wehrheim68.5%2700
Kennedy Schaetzle68.2%220
Rabeeul I Zuberi68.0%1280
John E Bargero67.0%35124
Shubatra Narayanaswamy66.7%480
Desmond C Peyton66.7%480
Alyssa Margo Alter Morschauser65.6%4040
Bao D Nguyen65.3%17613
Brett Peterson Mallon65.3%14721
Frances F Hamilton65.3%3174
Tammie K Marlen64.7%170
Benjamin M Trettel63.6%110
Jason Lau63.3%57047
Martha M Becton62.7%1770
William J Levicky62.6%2890
George Robert Evanisko62.6%4870
Manolis Y Pahakis62.5%160
Xiaoting Hu61.8%550
Deepak A Deean60.7%23417
Christopher A Flory60.6%3550
Erica Shengkai Lee60.0%100
Elizabeth Ann Laughlin59.3%5924
Christopher M Odell58.6%290
William C Weinert57.9%15236
Minh Duc Gia Pham56.8%1690
Shirley Xueying Jian56.5%230
Jonathan T Kuo53.8%130
Mark P. Yost52.9%170
Michael Joseph D Abreu52.7%3000
Elizabeth M May51.0%1430
Tong E Wu50.0%160
Brandon Joseph Nelan50.0%60
Shafiq A Mian50.0%20
Dapinder Singh50.0%20
Helena Kosanovic47.8%15913
Jennifer Leigh-Stewar Ghand47.1%170
Logan P Jones46.2%42437
Aaron F Roane46.2%130
Andrew L Hayes45.5%330
John R Downey45.5%110
Dacheng Xie44.4%90
Zahed Kabir42.9%70
Edelmira Bosques42.1%380
Nathan Jay Jenness41.2%170
Sebastian X Lukjan40.0%100
Qingjun Kong37.5%160
Lynsey C Eiseman37.5%80
Vynn V Huh30.0%100
David M Shay20.0%50
Amanda L Steinberg18.2%110
Nathan Aaron Baldwin16.7%60
Michael G Hoang13.0%231
Niketa I Patel12.2%410
Jessandra F Hough10.0%100
Steven B Mcallister4.4%910
Kenneth Rinehart0.0%70
Christopher Koharski0.0%60
Mick Noland Topham0.0%50
Amy K Levelle0.0%40
Walter Herbert Foster IV0.0%20
Angela D Sykes0.0%20
Frederica Valentina Finney-Long0.0%10
Youwon Kahng0.0%10
Jacob F Betit0.0%10
Gregory L Huson0.0%10
Christopher Scott Arsenault0.0%11
Aneisa Saveeni Jangbahadur—04
Herve Derek Shyaka—02
Elizabeth Lynne Heard—01

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3762?

57.3% over the last five years, across 9,912 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3762 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Paula J Stice (96.8%, 31 resolved), Robert N Wieland (90.6%, 758 resolved), George C Manuel (87.3%, 758 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3762 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Steven B Mcallister (4.4%, 91 resolved), Niketa I Patel (12.2%, 41 resolved), Edelmira Bosques (42.1%, 38 resolved).

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