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Examiner Aaron J Browne

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 25 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2017
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Aaron J Browne has allowed 17 of 25 decided applications (68%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

68% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2115 · 46%AU 2116 · 92%
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What the data says.

Aaron J Browne maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 25 disposed applications, he issued allowances in 17 cases, yielding an allowance rate of 68%. The remaining 8 applications were abandoned. This pooled figure aggregates his record across both art units and reflects only decided matters; pending applications are excluded from the calculation.

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How to read these numbers.

This pooled record combines examination activity across multiple art units within TC 2100. The 68% allowance rate is a historical aggregate of all decided cases and does not describe any single application or predict outcomes in future filings. Aggregate statistics characterize past performance across a broad portfolio but do not indicate how any particular application will be examined or decided.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2115
13 APPS · 46% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.

46% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 81%
DISPOSITION6 / 7 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.3 moart unit avg 25.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.8 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility8% · art unit 33%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)83%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%

Based on 13 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

◈ ART UNIT 2116
12 APPS · 92% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

92% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION11 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20 moart unit avg 24.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY32.6 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility42% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness42%

Based on 12 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Aaron J Browne

  • What is Aaron J Browne's overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 68%, calculated over 25 disposed applications (17 allowed, 8 abandoned). This is a pooled figure across all his art units and reflects only decided matters.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Aaron J Browne's public record spans 2 art units (2115 and 2116) within Technology Center 2100. This profile reports pooled data across both units combined.
  • What does a 68% allowance rate mean?
    Of 25 applications that were decided (allowed or abandoned), 17 resulted in allowance. The rate is historical and descriptive of past outcomes only; it is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • What technology areas does this examiner handle?
    Aaron J Browne examines applications in Technology Center 2100, which covers Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Aaron J Browne has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 25 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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