Examiner Aaron J Sanders has allowed 49 of 96 decided applications (51%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Aaron J Sanders maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 96 disposed applications, Sanders issued 49 allowances and 47 abandonments, resulting in an overall allowance rate of 51% across the pooled record. This rate reflects decisions on applications that have been either allowed or abandoned; pending applications are excluded from the calculation. The record spans multiple art units within TC 2100, aggregating examination activity across different subject-matter clusters within the technology center's scope.
This pooled record aggregates examination outcomes across all art units under Sanders's purview. The allowance rate of 51% describes historical disposal patterns and does not predict outcomes on any individual application. Pooled figures mask variation across individual art units; detailed per-art-unit data may provide more granular insight. Aggregate statistics characterize past activity and are correlational, not causal—they do not indicate how any specific 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 →
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.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 44 decided applications with an interview and 48 without.
Primarily examines software engineering, and error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Aaron J Sanders 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: 96 applications.
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