Art Unit 1796
Group 1790Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, and Electrochemistry
- Active examiners
- 106
- Average office actions per grant
- 1.92
Grant ratio
- Art Unit 1796
- 54.9%
- Group 1790
- 50.8%
Active examiners
| Brian J. Sines | 60.0% | 1.51 | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terressa M. Boykin | 89.0% | 1.18 | October 2026 |
| Matthew D Krcha | 34.7% | 2.58 | October 2026 |
| Lydia Edwards | 52.4% | 2.45 | October 2026 |
| Paul Hyun | 51.1% | 2.35 | October 2026 |
| Brittany I Fisher | 48.1% | 1.88 | October 2026 |
| Austin Q Le | 29.0% | 2.63 | October 2026 |
| Tae H. Yoon | 50.0% | 2.46 | October 2026 |
| Marc Zimmer | 67.5% | 1.67 | October 2026 |
| Robert S Loewe | 70.7% | 1.79 | October 2026 |
| Sophia Lyle | 33.2% | 2.82 | October 2026 |
| Eisa B Elhilo | 70.1% | 1.44 | October 2026 |
| Liam J. Heincer | 42.8% | 2.76 | October 2026 |
| Vu Anh Nguyen | 66.1% | 1.50 | October 2026 |
| Sanza Mcclendon | 76.1% | 1.94 | October 2026 |
| Examiner F. M. Teskin | 86.8% | 1.40 | October 2026 |
| Michael J. Feely | 63.3% | 1.78 | October 2026 |
| Brian P. Mruk | 71.6% | 1.85 | October 2026 |
| Tingchen Shi | 48.9% | 3.15 | October 2026 |
| Margaret Moore | 55.2% | 2.11 | October 2026 |
| Amina Khan | 42.9% | 2.58 | October 2026 |
| Necholus Ogden Jr | 59.1% | 2.10 | October 2026 |
| Gregory R. Del Cotto | 42.4% | 2.32 | October 2026 |
| Rip A. Lee | 68.8% | 1.65 | October 2026 |
| Vickey Nerangis | 35.1% | 2.42 | October 2026 |
| David Buttner | 55.3% | 1.82 | July 2026 |
| Emily R Berkeley | 57.2% | 2.20 | October 2026 |
| Changru Chen | 28.1% | 2.39 | October 2026 |
| Patrick Niland | 34.5% | 2.28 | October 2026 |
| Charles Boyer | 64.3% | 1.83 | October 2026 |
| Ana L Woodward | 64.0% | 2.06 | October 2026 |
| Mark Kopec | 75.0% | 1.40 | October 2026 |
| Michael Pepitone | 30.8% | 2.11 | October 2026 |
| Examiner Joseph D. Anthony | 60.3% | 1.39 | October 2026 |
| Kelechi Egwim | 62.7% | 1.87 | October 2026 |
| Gregory Listvoyb | 32.3% | 2.31 | October 2026 |
| Lorna M. Douyon | 37.0% | 2.21 | October 2026 |
| Bijan Ahvazi, Ph.D | 36.4% | 2.20 | October 2026 |
| Khanh T. Nguyen | 55.9% | 2.09 | October 2026 |
| Karuna P. Reddy | 31.3% | 2.80 | October 2026 |
| Alexander C. Kollias | 15.6% | 3.26 | October 2026 |
| John Cooney | 29.6% | 2.37 | October 2026 |
| Rabon Sergent | 21.6% | 2.62 | October 2026 |
| John Uselding | 28.0% | 2.55 | October 2026 |
| Hannah Pak | 28.3% | 1.70 | October 2026 |
| Nicole M. Buie-Hatcher | 48.5% | 2.59 | September 2026 |
| Doris Lee | 22.9% | 2.23 | October 2026 |
| John J. Figueroa | 70.8% | 1.72 | October 2026 |
| Tri V. Nguyen | 54.7% | 1.96 | October 2026 |
| Jessee Roe | 87.0% | 2.04 | October 2026 |
| Peter F. Godenschwager | 28.4% | 2.29 | October 2026 |
| Megan Mcculley | 24.4% | 2.44 | October 2026 |
| Jane L. Stanley | 44.7% | 2.29 | October 2026 |
| Noah S. Wiese | 90.6% | 1.46 | October 2026 |
| Shane Fang | 67.1% | 1.66 | October 2026 |
| Dr. M. Reza Asdjodi | 37.3% | 2.49 | October 2026 |
| Jaison P Thomas | 72.3% | 1.38 | October 2026 |
| Robert C. Boyle | 39.8% | 2.01 | October 2026 |
| Angela C. Scott | 43.9% | 2.33 | September 2026 |
| Satya B Sastri | 57.3% | 2.18 | October 2026 |
| Jonathan E Lepage | 27.5% | 1.59 | August 2026 |
| Mike M. Dollinger | 34.2% | 2.25 | October 2026 |
| Richard M. Rump | 84.0% | 2.07 | October 2026 |
| Robert Jones Jr | 52.2% | 1.94 | September 2026 |
| Alicia Bland | 42.6% | 2.39 | October 2026 |
| Michael L. Leonard | 46.3% | 2.68 | October 2026 |
| Robert S. Walters Jr | 62.7% | 3.49 | October 2026 |
| Haidung D Nguyen | 35.4% | 2.05 | October 2026 |
| Jeffrey Lenihan | 45.3% | 2.38 | October 2026 |
| Sean E. Conley | 81.3% | 1.73 | October 2026 |
| Harry D. Wilkins, Iii | 71.0% | 1.90 | October 2026 |
| Richard A. Huhn | 24.6% | 1.94 | October 2026 |
| Pamela Hl Weiss | 53.3% | 1.99 | October 2026 |
| Irina Krylova | 36.4% | 3.61 | October 2026 |
| Jessica Roswell | 32.7% | 2.80 | October 2026 |
| Brieann R. Fink | 35.2% | 2.49 | October 2026 |
| Mark S Kaucher | 29.6% | 2.19 | October 2026 |
| William Phillip Fletcher Iii | 72.2% | 1.96 | October 2026 |
| Eli Mekhlin | 57.7% | 2.18 | October 2026 |
| Melissa Rioja | 17.3% | 2.80 | October 2026 |
| Rachel Kahn | 35.4% | 2.59 | October 2026 |
| Kara Boyle | 22.7% | 2.25 | October 2026 |
| Aiqun Li | 57.1% | 2.68 | October 2026 |
| Jun Li | 72.5% | 2.54 | October 2026 |
| Preeti Kumar | 5.3% | 4.36 | October 2026 |
| Anca Eoff | 86.5% | 2.32 | October 2026 |
| Gerard T Higgins | 73.0% | 2.05 | October 2026 |
| Arti Singh-Pandey | 72.2% | 1.76 | October 2026 |
| Elizabeth A Gwartney | 27.8% | 2.90 | October 2026 |
| Eugenia Wang | 50.0% | 2.76 | October 2026 |
| Peter A. Salamon | 88.6% | 1.53 | October 2026 |
| Andrew K. Bohaty | 66.7% | 2.89 | October 2026 |
| Jeremy R. Severson | 87.9% | 1.55 | October 2026 |
| Katarzyna I Kolb | 51.5% | 1.88 | October 2026 |
| Tanisha Diggs | 37.5% | 2.27 | October 2026 |
| Alex A Rolland | 71.0% | 2.69 | October 2026 |
| Jennifer A Steele | 64.5% | 3.34 | October 2026 |
| Noah Frank | 33.3% | 1.97 | September 2026 |
| Scott R. Walshon | 51.9% | 3.10 | October 2026 |
| Jelitza M Perez | 92.0% | 1.59 | October 2026 |
| Deve E. Valdez | 13.0% | 2.02 | September 2026 |
| Sarah A. Slifka | 95.7% | 1.76 | October 2026 |
| David Karst | 33.3% | 2.37 | October 2026 |
| Gurpreet Kaur | 80.0% | 2.25 | October 2026 |
| Liliana Cerullo | 0.0% | 1.00 | October 2026 |
| Peter Szekely | 0.0% | 2.14 | October 2026 |
Examiner distribution
- Median grant ratio
- 51.3%
- Middle 50% of grant ratios
- 34.4%–67.9%
- Median office actions / grant
- 2.20
- Middle 50% of office actions / grant
- 1.86–2.51
Active examiners with at least 20 applications.
Other associated examiners
Examiners without recent activity.
| Nathan M. Nutter | 62.3% | 1.69 | October 2020 Appears inactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cheung | 61.5% | 1.63 | September 2021 Appears inactive |
| Edward Cain | 82.9% | 1.51 | April 2024 Appears inactive |
| Peter Szekely | 68.1% | 1.71 | October 2014 Appears inactive |
| Robert Harlan | 76.0% | 1.54 | February 2025 Appears inactive |
| Kriellion Sanders | 71.4% | 1.72 | August 2015 Appears inactive |
| Susan W. Berman | 69.9% | 1.68 | July 2012 Appears inactive |
| Robert Sellers | 51.5% | 2.01 | October 2016 Appears inactive |
| Hui Chin | 69.1% | 1.47 | June 2024 Appears inactive |
| Duc Truong | 78.7% | 1.46 | August 2020 Appears inactive |
| Michael M. Bernshteyn | 57.1% | 1.44 | January 2025 Appears inactive |
| Dr. Henry S. Hu | 78.8% | 1.38 | October 2018 Appears inactive |
| The Examiner, Dr. John R. Hardee | 48.4% | 2.04 | September 2022 Appears inactive |
| Ling-Siu Choi | 84.3% | 1.27 | May 2025 Appears inactive |
| Peter D. Mulcahy | 45.1% | 2.06 | November 2021 Appears inactive |
| Jeffrey C. Mullis | 49.0% | 2.02 | December 2023 Appears inactive |
| Irina S. Zemel | 37.5% | 2.07 | January 2024 Appears inactive |
| Douglas Mc Ginty | 74.1% | 1.68 | December 2023 Appears inactive |
| Gregory Webb | 62.4% | 1.36 | August 2023 Appears inactive |
| Bernard Lipman | 84.6% | 1.27 | September 2011 Appears inactive |
| Daniel S. Metzmaier | 43.7% | 2.46 | October 2018 Appears inactive |
| Noah Frank | 35.9% | 1.79 | November 2009 Appears inactive |
| Helen L. Pezzuto | 60.5% | 1.67 | May 2010 Appears inactive |
| Caixia Lu | 78.6% | 1.52 | February 2025 Appears inactive |
| Frances Tischler | 66.1% | 1.95 | February 2025 Appears inactive |
| Gennadiy Mesh | 27.7% | 2.58 | February 2025 Appears inactive |
| Roberto Rabago | 78.8% | 2.22 | December 2019 Appears inactive |
| Chun-Cheng Wang | 60.2% | 1.67 | February 2018 Appears inactive |
| Christopher Rodee | 80.9% | 2.13 | July 2021 Appears inactive |
| Atnaf Admasu | 68.2% | 2.06 | February 2015 Appears inactive |
| Benjamin J. Gillespie | 23.5% | 2.30 | May 2010 Appears inactive |
| Saira Haider | 36.3% | 2.64 | September 2011 Appears inactive |
| Timothy J. Kugel | 91.0% | 1.37 | June 2025 Appears inactive |
| Jean Caraballo-Leon | 59.5% | 2.59 | November 2024 Appears inactive |
| Aaron Greso | 28.8% | 2.68 | June 2022 Appears inactive |
| Kuo-Liang Peng | 64.8% | 1.61 | May 2023 Appears inactive |
| David C. Mellon | 82.5% | 2.24 | October 2022 Appears inactive |
| Kyle Baumstein | 38.6% | 2.05 | March 2010 Appears inactive |
| Sonya Wright | 87.5% | 2.49 | August 2017 Appears inactive |
| Darcy D. Laclair | 13.2% | 2.32 | January 2013 Appears inactive |
| Katie L. Hammer | 30.2% | 1.81 | December 2025 Appears inactive |
| Michael P Shimek | 80.4% | 1.60 | July 2024 Appears inactive |
| Monique Peets | 59.2% | 2.46 | December 2020 Appears inactive |
| Timothy Chiang | 29.5% | 2.43 | August 2011 Appears inactive |
| Marie Reddick | 51.2% | 2.84 | July 2016 Appears inactive |
| Anthony H. Sheh | 36.6% | 2.03 | October 2011 Appears inactive |
| Thuy-Ai Nguyen | 9.8% | 2.86 | September 2019 Appears inactive |
| Christopher Harmon | 25.0% | 2.11 | January 2024 Appears inactive |
| Michael A. Salvitti | 5.6% | 2.70 | June 2021 Appears inactive |
| Ryan J Dowty | 55.9% | 2.21 | August 2024 Appears inactive |
| Lindsay Nelson | 62.1% | 1.90 | July 2011 Appears inactive |
| Elizabeth Eng | 37.5% | 2.99 | June 2018 Appears inactive |
| Nicole Blan | 50.0% | 2.41 | February 2024 Appears inactive |
| S. Camilla Pourbohloul | 21.1% | 2.58 | June 2016 Appears inactive |
| Tony G. Soohoo | 94.1% | 1.51 | September 2021 Appears inactive |
| James W. Taylor Ii | 0.0% | N/A | November 2008 Appears inactive |
| Elizabeth Reagan | 25.0% | 1.67 | November 2023 Appears inactive |
| Elizabeth A. Robinson | 88.9% | 3.87 | May 2025 Appears inactive |
| Brianna K. Slade | 0.0% | N/A | June 2026 Potentially inactive |
| Jae Kwak | 28.6% | 1.50 | May 2009 Appears inactive |
| Jessica Treidl | 28.6% | 1.00 | May 2008 Appears inactive |
| Alvin C. Collins | 0.0% | N/A | May 2009 Appears inactive |
| Olga Asinovsky | 33.3% | 1.00 | June 2008 Appears inactive |
| Susan W. Berman | 0.0% | 1.75 | December 2020 Appears inactive |
| Benjamin J. Gillespie | 0.0% | 2.82 | November 2025 Appears inactive |
| John M. Maksymonko | 75.0% | 1.00 | March 2008 Appears inactive |
| Reesheda T Jones | 0.0% | N/A | April 2026 Appears inactive |
| Karuna P. Reddy | 0.0% | N/A | June 2016 Appears inactive |
| Olatunde S. Ojurongbe | 50.0% | 1.00 | December 2008 Appears inactive |
| Ryan Harrington | 0.0% | N/A | April 2009 Appears inactive |
| Samira Elanbi | 50.0% | 1.00 | August 2024 Appears inactive |
| Juliya Kravets | 0.0% | 1.00 | July 2020 Appears inactive |
Based on available public USPTO records; may be incomplete.