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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3786: Examiners and Allowance Rates

51 examiners • 18 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 4,693 dispositions): 50% allowance rate • 6.0 office actions per allowance • 1,301 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Phu K Nguyen100.0%10
Yi-Shan Yang100.0%10
Douglas Young Sul100.0%10
Jacqueline T Johanas100.0%10
Haley Virginia Frye100.0%10
Mark A Williams100.0%10
Milton Nelson Jr.100.0%10
Sara A Sass90.0%100
Tarla R Patel86.7%2562
Ophelia Althea Hawthorne81.5%62129
Kim M Lewis81.1%47611
Serkan Akar80.5%410
Camtu Tran Nguyen78.3%46914
Keri Jessica Nelson74.1%43213
Kari Kristin Rodriquez68.9%14815
Bo Joseph Peng62.9%620
Caitlin Ann Carreiro61.3%46028
Samuel B Lum60.0%50
Michael T Rozanski58.5%530
Farshad Negarestan55.2%290
Adam D Baker53.4%3390
Andrew Jun-Wai Mok53.3%7517
Joel F Brutus52.9%850
Michael Milo50.8%18114
Gina Mccarthy50.8%19319
Jennifer M Dieterle50.0%40
Seth Richard Brown49.3%14025
Mark Donald Remaly48.7%390
Michelle J Lee48.3%32118
Victoria Hicks Fisher46.4%33033
Rachel A Berezik42.9%700
Vani Gupta41.9%430
Trisha Talapatra40.0%700
Rajeev P Siripurapu40.0%450
Ellsworth Weatherby35.3%340
Rachael Eva Bredefeld35.2%888
Daniel A Miller33.9%21847
Robin Han33.5%15521
William T Kao31.6%380
Brant T Bennett29.4%340
Helene Catherine Brown26.7%300
Eric Richard Mcquiggan26.3%190
Kevin S Albers25.4%11431
Kevin Lane Pontius24.0%250
Sophia T Chang22.2%90
Lisa M Kinnard21.2%330
Lindsay A Jeffries14.3%280
Alireza Nia9.3%547
Anne Marie S Lee0.0%30
Ian Stuart Mills0.0%20
Sydney Reyes Russell0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3786?

50.4% over the last five years, across 4,693 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3786 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Tarla R Patel (86.7%, 256 resolved), Ophelia Althea Hawthorne (81.5%, 621 resolved), Kim M Lewis (81.1%, 476 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3786 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Alireza Nia (9.3%, 54 resolved), Lisa M Kinnard (21.2%, 33 resolved), Kevin S Albers (25.4%, 114 resolved).

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