Examiner Alan Chu has allowed 67 of 121 decided applications (55%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Alan Chu maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 121 disposed applications, his allowance rate is 55%, with 67 applications allowed and 54 abandoned. His allowance rate ranges from 38% to 73% across these art units, reflecting variation in outcomes between the individual units within his portfolio. This pooled figure represents the aggregate of his examined applications and does not characterize performance in any single art unit.
This pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units within TC 2100. The overall allowance rate describes what occurred across all applications examined, not a prediction for any particular filing. Variation across individual art units (shown in the range) reflects differences in subject matter and application characteristics within the technology center, not a forecast of any specific case's outcome.
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 neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 28 decided applications with an interview and 33 without.
Primarily examines control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 38 decided applications with an interview and 22 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Alan Chu 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: 121 applications.
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