Examiner Andrew D Russell has allowed 109 of 150 decided applications (73%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Andrew D Russell maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 150 disposed applications, Russell allowed 109 and 41 were abandoned, yielding an allowance rate of 73%. This rate reflects decided cases only and does not include pending applications. The pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both art units and describes the historical record without prediction of outcomes in any individual case.
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Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 55 decided applications with an interview and 83 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Based on 12 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Andrew D Russell 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: 150 applications.
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