Examiner Allen S Lin has allowed 171 of 254 decided applications (67%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Allen S Lin maintains a public record across two art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 287 total applications, 171 have been allowed and 83 abandoned, yielding 254 disposed applications. The allowance rate for decided applications is 67 percent. This pooled figure aggregates Lin's work across both art units and reflects outcomes on applications that have reached final disposition. The record spans a broad range of computer architecture, software, and information security subject matter.
This examiner's pooled record aggregates results across multiple art units in TC 2100. The allowance rate of 67 percent describes past dispositions across those units combined and is a historical average, not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Different art units within the technology center may have different examination patterns. Pooled figures smooth variations by unit and provide one overall picture of the examiner's decided caseload.
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 190 decided applications with an interview and 53 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Based on 11 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Allen S Lin 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: 287 applications.
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