John LeGuyader Director Technology Center 1600

John LeGuyaderDirector

Technology Center 1600

TC1600 Management Update

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Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations (Chemical Discipline – 1600 &1700):

Bruce Kisliuk – bruce.kisliuk@uspto.gov – 571-272-0700

TC 1600 Directors: 571-272-0500

John LeGuyader – john.leguyader@uspto.gov - 1640 and QASs

Remy Yucel – irem.yucel@uspto.gov - 1620 and 1650

George Elliott (on detail) – george.elliott@uspto.gov 1610 and 1630

ADC and Directors

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Quality Assurance Specialists

Kathleen Bragdon – 571-272-0931 - 1650

Julie Burke – 571-272-0512 – 1640, Restriction

Bennett Celsa – 571-272-0807 – 1630, Reissues, Accelerated Examination

Marianne Seidel – 571-272-0584 – Special Law: Petitions

Jean Vollano – 571-272-0648 – Special Law: Reissues, Accelerated Examination

Jean Witz – 571-272-0927 – 1610, Appeals

Michael Woodward – 571-272-8373 – Petitions, Accelerated Examination

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Special Duties

Interference Specialists –

Larry Helms – 571-272-0832

Cecilia Tsang – 571-272-0926

Joe Woitach – 571-2720739

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1610

Art Unit 1611 – David Blanchard (Acting) – 571-272-0827

Art Unit 1612 – Fred Krass – 571-272-0580

Art Unit 1614 – Ardin Marschel – 571-272-0718

Art Unit 1615 – Robert “Bob” Wax – 571-272-0623

Art Unit 1616 – Johann Richter – 571-272-0646

Art Unit 1617 – Sreeni Padmanabhan – 571-272-0629

Art Unit 1618 – Michael Hartley – 571-272-0616

Art Unit 1619 – Yvonne “Bonnie” Eyler - 571-272-0871

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1610

Art Unit 1611 – David Blanchard (Acting) – 571-272-0827

Art Unit 1612 – Frederick Krass – 571-272-0580

Art Unit 1614 – Ardin Marschel – 571-272-0718

Art Unit 1615 – Robert Wax – 571-272-0623

Art Unit 1616 – Johann Richter – 571-272-0646

Art Unit 1618 – Michael Hartley – 571-272-0616

Art Unit 1619 – Yvonne Eyler - 571-272-0871

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1620

Art Unit 1621 – Daniel Sullivan – 571-272-0779

Art Unit 1623 – Shaojia Jiang – 571-272-0627

Art Unit 1624 – James Wilson – 571-272-0661

Art Unit 1625 – Janet Andres – 571-272-0867

Art Unit 1626 – Joseph McKane – 571-272-0699

Art Unit 1627 – Sreenivasan Padmanabhan – 571-272-0629

Art Unit 1628 – Brandon Fetterolf – 571-272-2919

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1630

Art Unit 1631 – Marjorie Moran – 571-272-0720

Art Unit 1632 – Peter Paras – 571-272-4517

Art Unit 1633 – Joseph Woitach – 571-272-0739

Art Unit 1634 – Dave Nguyen – 571-272-0731

Art Unit 1635 – Tracy Vivlemore (Acting) – 571-272-2914

Art Units 1636 &1639 – Chris Low – 571-272-0951

Art Unit 1637 – Gary Benzion – 571-272-0782

Art Units 1638 & 1661 – Anne Marie Grunberg – 571-272-0975

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1640

Art Unit 1641 – Mark Shibuya – 571-272-0806

Art Units 1642 & 1643 – Larry Helms – 571-272-0832

Art Unit 1644 – Ram Shukla – 571-272-0735

Art Unit 1645 – Robert Mondesi – 571-272-0956

Art Unit 1646 – Gary Nickol – 571-272-0835

Art Unit 1647 – Gary Nickol (Acting) – 571-272-0835Art Unit 1648 – Robert Mondesi (Acting) – 571-272-0956 Larry Helms (Acting) – 571-272-0832

Art Unit 1649 – Jeffrey Stucker – 571-272-0911

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Supervisory Patent Examiners Workgroup 1650

Art Unit 1651 – Michael Wityshyn – 571-272-0926

Art Unit 1652 – Andrew Wang (Acting) – 571-272-0811

Art Unit 1654 – Cecilia Tsang – 571-272-0562

Art Unit 1655 – Terry McKelvey – 571-272-0775

Art Unit 1656 – Andrew Wang – 571-272-0811

Art Units 1657 – Manjunath Rao (Acting) – 571-272-0939

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Future BCP Dates

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010