Art Unit 1656
Group 1650Enzymology, Microbiology, and Fermentation
- Active examiners
- 15
- Average office actions per grant
- 1.86
Grant ratio
- Art Unit 1656
- 61.3%
- Group 1650
- 54.1%
Active examiners
| Suzanne M Noakes | 67.4% | 1.57 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David J Steadman | 52.7% | 2.21 | August 2026 |
| Marsha Tsay | 41.7% | 2.71 | August 2026 |
| Anand U Desai | 77.8% | 1.75 | August 2026 |
| Paul J Holland | 51.2% | 2.41 | August 2026 |
| Maryam Monshipouri | 79.3% | 1.48 | August 2026 |
| Iqbal H Chowdhury | 73.0% | 1.78 | August 2026 |
| Jae W. Lee | 58.2% | 1.76 | August 2026 |
| Erica Nicole Jones-Foster | 18.4% | 1.89 | August 2026 |
| Joseph Spangler | 15.9% | 1.41 | August 2026 |
| Ciara A Mcknight | 29.7% | 1.43 | August 2026 |
| Qing Xu, Ph.D | 29.9% | 2.81 | August 2026 |
| Gerard Lacourciere | 25.4% | 2.47 | June 2026 |
| Scott E. Mulder | 2.2% | 2.00 | June 2026 |
| Liliana Cerullo | 0.0% | 1.00 | July 2026 |
Examiner distribution
- Median grant ratio
- 46.4%
- Middle 50% of grant ratios
- 26.5%–65.1%
- Median office actions / grant
- 1.83
- Middle 50% of office actions / grant
- 1.62–2.36
Active examiners with at least 20 applications.
Other associated examiners
Examiners without recent activity.
| Karen Cochrane Carlson | 74.9% | 1.72 | June 2023 Appears inactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagnew H. Gebreyesus | 75.4% | 1.64 | June 2023 Appears inactive |
| Alexander Kim | 59.3% | 2.33 | July 2017 Appears inactive |
| Samuel Wei Liu, Ph.D | 54.2% | 2.00 | March 2022 Appears inactive |
| Chih-Min Kam | 81.8% | 1.47 | June 2014 Appears inactive |
| Nashaat Nashed | 63.1% | 1.63 | August 2016 Appears inactive |
| William W. Moore | 52.6% | 1.70 | July 2016 Appears inactive |
| Gerard Lacourciere | 65.2% | 1.49 | November 2014 Appears inactive |
| Olga B. Soto | 0.0% | N/A | October 2025 Appears inactive |
| Adam C Labonte | 26.7% | 1.75 | June 2025 Appears inactive |
| Blake A. Meche | 11.1% | 1.00 | August 2025 Appears inactive |
| Kathryn A Smith | 55.6% | 1.00 | August 2024 Appears inactive |
| Anthony Stapon | 0.0% | N/A | March 2026 Potentially inactive |
| Victoria R Brooks | 80.0% | 1.50 | December 2023 Appears inactive |
| Agnes Rooke | 66.7% | 1.00 | March 2008 Appears inactive |
| Tekchand Saidha | 0.0% | N/A | April 2026 Potentially inactive |
Based on available public USPTO records; may be incomplete.